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1986 New York Mets (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1985/1987)
108-54, Finished 1st in NL Eastern Division
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World Series Champs
Scored 783 runs, Allowed 578 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 103-59
Managed by Davey Johnson

Ballpark: Shea Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,767,601 (2nd of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 98, Pitching - 96
  (one-year): Batting - 97, Pitching - 95
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Won World Series (4-3) over Boston Red Sox
Won NL Championship Series (4-2) over Houston Astros

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Batting Orders are the starting batting orders for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game (# = Opp. LHS) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1.Tue,4/8 at PIT W (4-2) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Johnson-3B Santana-SS Gooden-P
2.Fri,4/11 at PHI W (9-7) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Heep-LF Johnson-3B Santana-SS Darling-P
3.Sat,4/12 at PHI L (8-9)# Dykstra-CF Teufel-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Fernandez-P
4.Sun,4/13 at PHI L (2-4)# Dykstra-CF Teufel-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Aguilera-P
5.Mon,4/14 vs STL L (2-6)# Dykstra-CF Teufel-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Gooden-P
6.Fri,4/18 vs PHI W (5-2)# Dykstra-CF Teufel-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Darling-P
7.Sat,4/19 vs PHI W (3-2)# Mitchell-CF Teufel-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-LF Strawberry-RF Knight-3B Lyons-C Santana-SS Gooden-P
8.Sun,4/20 vs PHI W (8-0) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Heep-LF Johnson-3B Santana-SS Fernandez-P
9.Mon,4/21 vs PIT W (6-5)# Mitchell-CF Teufel-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Aguilera-P
10.Tue,4/22 vs PIT W (7-1)# Mitchell-CF Teufel-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Ojeda-P
11.Thu,4/24 at STL W (5-4) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Darling-P
12.Fri,4/25 at STL W (9-0)# Mitchell-CF Teufel-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Gooden-P
13.Sat,4/26 at STL W (4-3) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Heep-LF Knight-3B Johnson-SS Fernandez-P
14.Sun,4/27 at STL W (5-3)# Mitchell-SS Teufel-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Dykstra-CF Ojeda-P
15.Tue,4/29 at ATL W (10-5) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Foster-LF Knight-3B Johnson-SS Darling-P
16.Wed,4/30 at ATL W (8-1) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Heep-LF Knight-3B Johnson-SS Gooden-P
17.Thu,5/1 at ATL L (2-7)# Mitchell-CF Teufel-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Aguilera-P
18.Fri,5/2 at CIN W (8-7) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Johnson-SS Fernandez-P
19.Sat,5/3 at CIN W (4-1) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Heep-LF Knight-3B Johnson-SS Lyons-C Ojeda-P
20.Sun,5/4 at CIN W (7-2) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Heep-LF Knight-3B Johnson-SS Darling-P
21.Tue,5/6 vs HOU W (4-0)# Mitchell-CF Teufel-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Gooden-P
22.Wed,5/7 vs HOU W (3-2) Dykstra-CF Johnson-SS Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Foster-LF Knight-3B Teufel-2B Fernandez-P
23.Fri,5/9 vs CIN W (2-1) Dykstra-CF Johnson-SS Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Heep-LF Knight-3B Teufel-2B Ojeda-P
24.Sat,5/10 vs CIN W (5-1)# Wilson-CF Mitchell-SS Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Teufel-2B Darling-P
25.Sun,5/11 vs CIN L (2-3) Dykstra-CF Johnson-SS Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Foster-LF Knight-3B Teufel-2B Gooden-P
26.Mon,5/12 vs ATL W (1-0) Dykstra-CF Johnson-SS Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Foster-LF Knight-3B Teufel-2B Fernandez-P
27.Tue,5/13 vs ATL L (3-6) Dykstra-CF Wilson-LF Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Knight-3B Johnson-SS Teufel-2B Berenyi-P
28.Wed,5/14 at HOU L (2-6)# Wilson-CF Mitchell-SS Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Teufel-2B Ojeda-P
29.Thu,5/15 at HOU W (6-2) Dykstra-CF Johnson-SS Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Heep-LF Knight-3B Teufel-2B Darling-P
30.Fri,5/16 at LAD L (3-4) Dykstra-CF Johnson-SS Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Heep-LF Knight-3B Teufel-2B Gooden-P
31.Sat,5/17 at LAD L (2-6) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Johnson-SS Hearn-C Fernandez-P
32.Sun,5/18 at LAD W (8-4)# Wilson-CF Mitchell-RF Hernandez-1B Carter-C Foster-LF Knight-3B Teufel-2B Santana-SS Berenyi-P
33.Tue,5/20 at SFG W (2-1) Dykstra-CF Johnson-SS Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Foster-LF Knight-3B Teufel-2B Ojeda-P
34.Wed,5/21 at SFG W (7-4) Wilson-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Heep-LF Knight-3B Johnson-SS Darling-P
35.Thu,5/22 at SFG L (2-10) Wilson-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Foster-LF Knight-3B Johnson-SS Gooden-P
36.Fri,5/23 at SDP L (4-7) Wilson-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Foster-LF Knight-3B Johnson-SS Fernandez-P
37.Sat,5/24 at SDP W (5-4)# Wilson-CF Mitchell-3B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Teufel-2B Santana-SS Berenyi-P
38.Sun,5/25 at SDP W (4-2) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Mitchell-SS Wilson-LF Johnson-3B Hearn-C Ojeda-P
39.Tue,5/27 vs LAD W (8-1) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Heep-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Darling-P
40.Wed,5/28 vs LAD W (4-2)# Wilson-CF Mitchell-RF Hernandez-1B Carter-C Foster-LF Knight-3B Teufel-2B Santana-SS Gooden-P
41.Thu,5/29 vs LAD W (5-2)# Wilson-CF Mitchell-RF Hernandez-1B Carter-C Foster-LF Knight-3B Teufel-2B Santana-SS Fernandez-P
42.Fri,5/30 vs SFG W (8-7) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Berenyi-P
43.Sat,5/31 vs SFG L (3-7) Wilson-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Heep-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Ojeda-P
44.Sun,6/1 vs SFG L (3-7) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Knight-3B Wilson-LF Heep-RF Johnson-SS Hearn-C Darling-P
45.Mon,6/2 vs SDP W (11-2) Wilson-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Heep-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Gooden-P
46.Tue,6/3 vs SDP L (4-5)# Wilson-CF Mitchell-RF Hernandez-1B Carter-C Foster-LF Knight-3B Teufel-2B Santana-SS Fernandez-P
47.Wed,6/4 vs SDP W (4-2) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Heep-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Berenyi-P
48.Thu,6/5 at PIT W (7-0)# Wilson-CF Mitchell-RF Hernandez-1B Carter-C Foster-LF Knight-3B Teufel-2B Santana-SS Ojeda-P
49.Fri,6/6 at PIT L (1-7) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Darling-P
50.Fri,6/6 at PIT W (10-4) Wilson-CF Backman-2B Strawberry-RF Heep-LF Knight-3B Mitchell-SS Corcoran-1B Hearn-C Aguilera-P
51.Sat,6/7 at PIT W (6-4) Wilson-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Heep-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Gooden-P
52.Sun,6/8 at PIT W (4-3)# Wilson-CF Teufel-2B Mitchell-RF Carter-1B Foster-LF Knight-3B Hearn-C Santana-SS Fernandez-P
53.Mon,6/9 vs PHI L (2-3) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Heep-LF Knight-3B Mitchell-SS Anderson-P
54.Tue,6/10 vs PHI W (8-4) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Foster-LF Knight-3B Mitchell-SS Ojeda-P
55.Wed,6/11 vs PHI W (5-3)# Wilson-CF Teufel-2B Mitchell-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Darling-P
56.Fri,6/13 vs PIT W (6-5) Wilson-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Gooden-P
57.Sat,6/14 vs PIT W (5-1) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Knight-3B Heep-LF Hearn-C Santana-SS Fernandez-P
58.Sun,6/15 vs PIT W (4-1) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Heep-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Ojeda-P
59.Sun,6/15 vs PIT W (8-5)# Wilson-CF Teufel-2B Mitchell-RF Carter-1B Foster-LF Knight-3B Hearn-C Santana-SS Aguilera-P
60.Mon,6/16 at MON W (4-1) Wilson-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Darling-P
61.Tue,6/17 at MON L (2-4)# Wilson-CF Mitchell-SS Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Teufel-2B Berenyi-P
62.Wed,6/18 at MON L (4-7) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Heep-LF Mitchell-3B Santana-SS Gooden-P
63.Fri,6/20 vs CHC W (10-3) Wilson-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Foster-LF Knight-3B Mitchell-SS Fernandez-P
64.Sat,6/21 vs CHC L (6-8) Wilson-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Heep-LF Knight-3B Mitchell-SS Ojeda-P
65.Sun,6/22 vs CHC W (4-2) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Foster-LF Knight-3B Mitchell-SS Darling-P
66.Mon,6/23 vs MON L (4-5) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Johnson-3B Mitchell-SS Gooden-P
67.Tue,6/24 vs MON L (2-6) Wilson-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Heep-LF Johnson-3B Santana-SS Berenyi-P
68.Wed,6/25 vs MON W (5-2) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Mitchell-SS Knight-3B Hearn-C Fernandez-P
69.Sat,6/28 at CHC W (5-2) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Darling-P
70.Sun,6/29 at CHC W (7-4) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Gooden-P
71.Mon,6/30 at STL W (7-0)# Wilson-CF Mitchell-RF Hernandez-1B Carter-C Foster-LF Knight-3B Teufel-2B Santana-SS Ojeda-P
72.Tue,7/1 at STL W (2-1) Wilson-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Heep-LF Knight-3B Johnson-SS Fernandez-P
73.Wed,7/2 at STL W (4-3) Wilson-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Aguilera-P
74.Thu,7/3 vs HOU W (6-5)# Wilson-CF Mitchell-SS Strawberry-RF Carter-1B Foster-LF Knight-3B Teufel-2B Hearn-C Darling-P
75.Fri,7/4 vs HOU W (2-1) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Heep-LF Johnson-3B Santana-SS Gooden-P
76.Sat,7/5 vs HOU L (1-2)# Wilson-CF Teufel-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Mitchell-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Ojeda-P
77.Sun,7/6 vs HOU W (5-3) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Mitchell-SS Heep-LF Johnson-3B Hearn-C Fernandez-P
78.Mon,7/7 vs CIN L (6-7) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Mitchell-SS Aguilera-P
79.Tue,7/8 vs CIN L (4-5) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Strawberry-RF Carter-C Heep-LF Johnson-3B Santana-SS Darling-P
80.Wed,7/9 vs CIN L (1-11)# Wilson-CF Teufel-2B Hernandez-1B Mitchell-SS Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Hearn-C Gooden-P
81.Thu,7/10 vs ATL W (5-1)# Wilson-CF Teufel-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Santana-SS Ojeda-P
82.Fri,7/11 vs ATL W (11-0) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Foster-LF Knight-3B Mitchell-SS Fernandez-P
83.Sat,7/12 vs ATL W (10-1) Dykstra-CF Backman-2B Hernandez-1B Carter-C Strawberry-RF Wilson-LF