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Remembering Mets History (1986) World Series Game #2: Sox Rock Gooden Go Up 2-0 in Series as Mets Bats Continue to Sleep

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Sunday October 19th, 1986: World Series Game #2 Shea Stadium, New York: Tonight's game was hyped up with it's highly anticipated pitching matchup featuring two of the best young pitchers in the game.  The 1985 NL Cy Young winner in 21 year old Dwight Gooden vs the 1986 AL Cy Young Winner in 24 year old Roger Clemens. Both pitchers were in their third big league seasons. In 1986 Gooden had gone 17-6 with 200 strike outs & a 2.84 ERA. In the NLCS win over Houston he had made two starts taking a 1-0 loss in Game #1 but overall had given up just two earned runs in 17 innings (1.06 ERA) including a ten inning performance vs Nolan Ryan in Game #5. In 1986 Clemens led the AL in wins (24) & ERA (2.34) striking out 238 batters. In the ALCS win over the Angels he was 1-1 having been roughed up for eight runs in Game One but was the winning pitcher in Game Seven. Overall he allowed 11 earned runs in 22.2 innings. The weather tonight was warmer than Game One at 57 degrees with a c...
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Remembering Mets History (1986) World Series Game #1- Mets Drop Opener 1-0

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  Saturday October 18th 1986- Shea Stadium, New York: The 1986 World Series began at Shea Stadium in New York as a 55,076 filled up Shea Stadium with excitement. Although the players & media criticized the fan participation early on, as it was clear more high paying / celebrity / business type people had gotten in on the expensive tickets as opposed to the usual fans who attended the games. The temperature was cool as it dropped down into the forties with a breeze blowing in.  The Mets were hosting the AL Champion Boston Red Sox (95-66) managed by John McNamara. The Sox won their division by 5.5 games then beat the California Angels in a  seven game ALCS after falling behind three games to one to start the series. Boston's offense was led by the AL batting champ & future Hall of Famer Wade Boggs (.357). Another Hall of Famer Jim Rice 20 HRs 110 RBIs .324 batting average, as well as sluggers: Don Baylor 31 HRs 94 RBIs, & Dwight Evans 26 HRs 97 RBIs. Also ...
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Remembering Mets History (1973 World Series) Game #3 - Tom Seaver &. Catfish Hunter Face Off at Shea Stadium

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Tues day,   October 16th , 1973 :   World Series   Game #3   - Shea Stadium, Queens, New York Carmen Berra cheers her husband Yogi's Team on As the 1973 World Series moved east, there was so much excitement in New York City as the Mets returned home for the third game of the World Series.  New York World Series Trivia: This was the very first World Series night game in New York City history. The series was tied up at one game each. 54,817 paid was the official attendance on a standing room only, crisp autumn night at Shea Stadium.  After the rowdiness of some fans at the NLCS a record 1,000 police & extra security guards were put in place to keep order. Luckily there were no issues recorded. Quotes- Wayne Garrett:  " The infield is in terrible shape. The grounds crew works as hard as it can, but no money is put into it. The infield is sinking.  Everybody knows that the grass part of an infield is supposed to be higher than the dirt part....
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