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