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"1986 season" - 52 Total Result(s)
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Carter Makes History at Fenway
After dropping the first two games of the World Series at home, the Mets needed to rally at Fenway Park to stay in the 1986 Fall Classic. With a win in Game 3, the Mets did just that. Gary Carter join ...
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Cy Sid?
The Mets rotation in 1986 featured superstar Dwight “Doc” Gooden, trusted veteran Bob Ojeda, 1985 All-Star Ron Darling and Sid Fernandez. The 23-year-old Fernandez became the first born-and-raised Haw ...
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Doc’s Work Glove: Gooden Game-Used Glove
This blue Spalding glove was used by Mets ace Dwight Gooden during the team’s run to the 1986 World Series championship and was signed by Dr. K himself. Gooden never won a Gold Glove, but he was a goo ...
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Dykstra Sends the Mets Home Happy
With the NLCS tied at 1-1, the Mets were down a run in the bottom of the 9th inning in Game 3 and facing ace Houston closer Dave Smith. Wally Backman led off the inning with a bunt hit. One out later, ...
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Four Aces
Bob Ojeda came to the Mets in 1986 after a trade with Boston. He joined a stable of young arms that included reigning Cy Young Award winner Dwight Gooden, 1985 All-Star Ron Darling and Sid Fernandez, ...
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Full Game: Mets vs. Cubs to Clinch 1986 NL East Ti ...
The 1986 Mets turned to Dwight “Doc” Gooden to seal their first NL East championship in 14 seasons. Doc delivered. Enjoy every second of New York’s 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs to officially secu ...
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Gary Carter Mets Hall of Fame Bust
Eleven-time All-Star catcher Gary Carter joined the Mets at a crucial time. Traded by the Montréal Expos for four Mets players in 1984, his hitting, catching and leadership made Carter the final piece ...
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George Foster Calls Yahtzee
They say you can’t win a division in April, but the 1986 Mets nearly proved that wrong. New York certainly put a lot of distance between themselves and the rest of the NL East with a 13-3 record in Ap ...
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Gooden Plenty!
No one could have matched the incredible season Dwight Gooden completed in 1985, but he more than filled the bill as the Mets’ ace in 1986. Gooden won 17 games with a 2.84 ERA and 200 strikeouts as he ...
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His Hustle Made Him a Hero: Keith Hernandez
This figurine depicts perennial Gold Glover Keith Hernandez making one of several defensive plays during the 1986 World Series. In addition to his dependable defense, Hernandez also showed up in the b ...