Just a week after winning the World Series, the Mets visited President Ronald Reagan at the White House to celebrate. “Well, not only did the Mets show America that the ‘Other Team from New York’ coul ...

Darryl Strawberry made it look easy catching a fly ball in right field at Shea Stadium. While known primarily for his bat, Strawberry was a pretty good outfielder with speed to track down balls and a ...

The Mets traded for Tim Teufel in 1986. He had spent the previous three years with the Minnesota Twins and would work as a platoon infielder in New York, mostly splitting time with Wally Backman at se ...

Mookie Wilson chatted on the field at Shea Stadium during his sophomore season in 1982. That year, he led the team in hits (178), runs (90) and at-bats (639).

After a lost opening series that included an extra-inning defeat and two rain outs, nearly 27,000 fans were ready for the first Friday night Mets game of the 1986 season at Shea Stadium. The game agai ...

In just the second All-Star Game Home Run Derby, Darryl Strawberry tied Wally Joyner of the California Angels to win the contest. The headline blast belonged to Strawberry who launched a ball off a sp ...

Veteran third baseman Ray Knight had a resurgent season in 1986 which carried over into the playoffs. In the 16-inning NLCS clincher, Knight drove in two crucial runs, but it was in the World Series t ...

After Dwight Gooden’s complete game victory over the Chicago Cubs at Shea Stadium, the Mets clinched the National League East for the first time since 1973. The final out, a ground out from second bas ...

One of the most iconic moments in baseball history, Mookie Wilson’s ground ball in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, as called by Bob Murphy: “A slow ground ball went right through the legs of Buckner ...

Mets starting pitcher Mike Scott was knocked out of the game early at Busch Stadium as the St. Louis Cardinals scored 7 runs to defeat the Mets. Future Met Keith Hernandez had 2 hits for the Cardinals ...