October 27, 1986 World Series Game 7 at Shea Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1986 World Series Game 7
1986 postseason: WS: NYM-BOS / ALCS: BOS-CAL / NLCS: NYM-HOU

Game 1
BOS  1
@NYM  0
Game 2
BOS  9
@NYM  3
Game 3
NYM  7
@BOS  1
Game 4
NYM  6
@BOS  2
Game 5
BOS  4
NYM  2
Game 6
NYM  6
BOS  5
(10) Game 7
NYM  8
BOS  5

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 55,032

Monday, October 27, 1986, 8:15
Time of Game: 0:00

Red Sox

John McNamara

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  3  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    5  9  0
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  3   3  2  X    8 10  0

W: R McDowell (1-0), L: C Schiraldi (0-2), S: J Orosco (2)

Mets

Davey Johnson

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   0   1   1    1   0  .290  .758   25    0   0   
M Barrett 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .433 1.014   18    2   4   
B Buckner 1B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .188  .400   12    9   1   
J Rice LF                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .333  .899   14    2   0   
D Evans RF                    4   1   2   3    0   1  .308 1.015   16    3   1   HR,2B
R Gedman C                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .200  .533   13    4   0   HR
D Henderson CF                2   1   0   0    1   1  .400 1.208   15    3   0   HBP
S Owen SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .723    8    1   3   
  D Baylor PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .581    2    0   0   
  A Nipper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Crawford P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
B Hurst P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   1   2·SH
  T Armas PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  C Schiraldi P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Sambito P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Stanley P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Romero SS                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   1   
Totals                       33   5   9   5    2   7              131   24  11

BATTING

2B: D Evans (2, off R McDowell).

HR: R Gedman (1, off R Darling; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); D Evans (2, off R Darling; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: B Hurst 2 (2, 2 off R Darling).

HBP: D Henderson (1, by R Darling).

TB: D Evans 6; R Gedman 4; J Rice 2; B Buckner 2; M Barrett; W Boggs.

RBI: D Evans 3 (9); R Gedman (1); W Boggs (3).

2-out RBI: W Boggs.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF-LF                3   1   1   0    1   0  .269  .629   12    3   0   HBP,IW
T Teufel 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .444 1.389   15    3   0   
  W Backman PR-2B             1   1   0   0    1   0  .333  .762    8    1   1   
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   1   3    0   0  .231  .575   13    6   0   SF
G Carter C                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .276  .819    7    7   0   
D Strawberry RF               4   1   1   1    0   0  .208  .696   11    5   0   HR
R Knight 3B                   4   2   3   1    0   0  .391 1.005   16    0   2   HR
K Mitchell LF                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    8    0   1   
  L Dykstra PH-CF             2   1   1   0    0   0  .296  .864   10    0   0   
R Santana SS                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .250  .568   18    2   2   IW
R Darling P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   1   
  S Fernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Mazzilli PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .400  .800    5    0   0   
  R McDowell P                0   0   0   0    0   0                4    0   0   SH
  J Orosco P                  1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    3    0   0   
Totals                       32   8  10   8    4   3              131   27   7

BATTING

HR: R Knight (1, off C Schiraldi; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); D Strawberry (1, off A Nipper; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: K Hernandez (1, off J Sambito).

SH: R McDowell (1, off C Schiraldi).

IBB: R Santana (1, by A Nipper); M Wilson (1, by J Sambito).

HBP: M Wilson (1, by S Crawford).

TB: R Knight 6; D Strawberry 4; J Orosco; M Wilson; K Hernandez; R Santana; L Dykstra; L Mazzilli.

RBI: K Hernandez 3 (4); D Strawberry (1); R Knight (5); J Orosco (1); G Carter (9); R Santana (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hurst                        6     4   3   3    1   3   0   1.96   23   74-48   31· 5·12    9· 8· 2· 0     54    -     1.08  -0.13
C Schiraldi, L (0-2)           0.1   3   3   3    0   0   1  13.50    4   16-8     6· 0· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.02  -0.33
J Sambito                      0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0  27.00    3   12-4     2· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.87  -0.04
B Stanley                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.50   0.01
A Nipper                       0.1   3   2   2    1   0   1   7.11    5   18-10    6· 0· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.43  -0.11
S Crawford                     0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.23    3    7-4     3· 1· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.32   0.01
Totals                         8    10   8   8    4   3   2          39  129-75   49· 6·20   18·11· 2· 0          5-1

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Darling                      3.2   6   3   3    1   0   2   1.53   18   60-40   28· 1·11    6· 9· 1· 0     36    -     0.73  -0.19
S Fernandez                    2.1   0   0   0    1   4   0   1.35    8   30-21    6· 7· 8    0· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.50   0.06
R McDowell, W (1-0)            1     3   2   2    0   1   0   4.91    6   17-14    9· 1· 4    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.50  -0.25
J Orosco, S (2)                2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6   24-18    9· 5· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          1-0    1.67   0.29
Totals                         9     9   5   5    2   7   2          38  131-93   52·14·27   11·14· 3· 0          2-0

R McDowell faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Schiraldi (1).

IBB: J Sambito (1; M Wilson); A Nipper (1; R Santana).

HBP: R Darling (1; D Henderson); S Crawford (1; M Wilson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 55,032.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 53° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                New York Mets                        
1. W Boggs              3B    1. M Wilson             CF 
2. M Barrett            2B    2. T Teufel             2B 
3. B Buckner            1B    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. J Rice               LF    4. G Carter             C  
5. D Evans              RF    5. D Strawberry         RF 
6. R Gedman             C     6. R Knight             3B 
7. D Henderson          CF    7. K Mitchell           LF 
8. S Owen               SS    8. R Santana            SS 
9. B Hurst              P     9. R Darling            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  3-0  123  2   22%  50% K Hernandez     B Hurst         Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Mazzilli Scores; Wilson Scores; Teufel to 3B
   b 7   0  3-3  ---  4   22%  80% R Knight        C Schiraldi     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 8   0  6-3  12-  3  -21%  61% D Evans         R McDowell      Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Buckner Scores; Rice Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  8  -11%  39% D Evans         R Darling       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 8   0  6-5  -2-  4   10%  71% R Gedman        J Orosco        Lineout: 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Darling facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  W Boggs         Flyball: SS
   O      ---  4   54%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF
          ---  6   52%  B Buckner       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   55%  J Rice          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   52%  M Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  T Teufel        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  3   50%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Darling facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  8   39%  D Evans         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      ---  4   29%  R Gedman        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   26%  D Henderson     Walk
   O      1--  3   28%  S Owen          Flyball: SS
   O      1--  1   30%  B Hurst         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Henderson to 2B
   R      -2-  5   22%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Henderson Scores
          1--  2   20%  M Barrett       Single to 3B (Bunt); Boggs to 2B
   O      12-  2   23%  B Buckner       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Bruce Hurst facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   21%  G Carter        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   19%  D Strawberry    Flyball: LF
          ---  4   21%  R Knight        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   19%  K Mitchell      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ron Darling facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   20%  J Rice          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Rice out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  2   21%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   21%  R Gedman        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Bruce Hurst facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   19%  R Santana       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   17%  R Darling       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   17%  M Wilson        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ron Darling facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   15%  D Henderson     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   16%  S Owen          Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   17%  B Hurst         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Henderson to 2B
                  Sid Fernandez replaces Ron Darling pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  6   17%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      12-  5   19%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Bruce Hurst facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   17%  T Teufel        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   15%  K Hernandez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   14%  G Carter        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Sid Fernandez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   15%  B Buckner       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   16%  J Rice          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   17%  D Evans         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Bruce Hurst facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   14%  D Strawberry    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   13%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   12%  K Mitchell      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Sid Fernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   13%  R Gedman        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   13%  D Henderson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   14%  S Owen          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Bruce Hurst facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   12%  R Santana       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Sid Fernandez batting 9th
          ---  5   14%  L Mazzilli      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   19%  M Wilson        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Mazzilli to 2B
          12-  5   28%  T Teufel        Walk; Mazzilli to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   RR     123  2   50%  K Hernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Mazzilli Scores; Wilson Scores; Teufel to 3B
                  Wally Backman pinch runs for Tim Teufel batting 2nd
   RO     1-3  1   53%  G Carter        Groundout: RF-SS/Forceout at 2B; Backman Scores; Carter to 1B
   O      1--  1   50%  D Strawberry    Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Roger McDowell facing 9-1-2
                  Roger McDowell replaces Lee Mazzilli pitching and batting 9th; Wally Backman moves to 2B; Tony Armas pinch hits for Bruce Hurst batting 9th
   O      ---  3   54%  T Armas         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   56%  W Boggs         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   58%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Calvin Schiraldi facing 6-7-8
                  Calvin Schiraldi replaces Tony Armas pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  4   80%  R Knight        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
                  Lenny Dykstra pinch hits for Kevin Mitchell batting 7th
          ---  5   83%  L Dykstra       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      85%  R Santana       Wild Pitch; Dykstra to 2B
   R      -2-  3   91%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball); Dykstra Scores
   O      1--  4   91%  R McDowell      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Santana to 2B
                  Joe Sambito replaces Calvin Schiraldi pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  4   91%  M Wilson        Intentional Walk
          12-  7   94%  W Backman       Walk; Santana to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   RO     123  1   95%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Santana Scores; Wilson to 3B
                  Bob Stanley replaces Joe Sambito pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  2   94%  G Carter        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mets 6.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Roger McDowell facing 3-4-5
                  Mookie Wilson moves to LF; Lenny Dykstra moves to CF
          ---  2   90%  B Buckner       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
          1--  5   83%  J Rice          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Buckner to 2B
   RR     12-  3   61%  D Evans         Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Buckner Scores; Rice Scores
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Roger McDowell pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   71%  R Gedman        Lineout: 2B
   O      -2-  4   80%  D Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
                  Don Baylor pinch hits for Spike Owen batting 8th
   O      -2-  2   88%  D Baylor        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-5, Al Nipper facing 5-6-7
                  Al Nipper replaces Don Baylor pitching and batting 8th; Ed Romero replaces Bob Stanley playing SS batting 9th
   R      ---  3   95%  D Strawberry    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  3   95%  R Knight        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   95%  L Dykstra       Groundout: SS-1B; Knight to 2B
          -2-  4   95%  R Santana       Intentional Walk
   R      12-  3   98%  J Orosco        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Knight Scores; Santana to 3B
                  Steve Crawford replaces Al Nipper pitching and batting 8th
          1-3  2   99%  M Wilson        Hit By Pitch; Orosco to 2B
   O      123  1   98%  W Backman       Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Orosco to 3B; Wilson to 2B; Backman to 1B
   O      123  4   97%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 5, Mets 8.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-8, Jesse Orosco facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   99%  E Romero        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  5  100%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  M Barrett       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Mets 8.

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BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation