Post Season: Dykstra will forever be remembered for his walk off home run in the NLCS Game #3, which is one of the biggest moments in Mets history. Dykstra had entered the game as a pinch hitter in the 7th and had struck out. In the bottom of the 9th inning, the Mets were trailing 5-4, when Wally Backman led off the inning with a bunt hit and controversial slide into first base. Dykstra came up against Astros closer Dave Smith. He drilled a HR down the right field line, winning the game with a walk off HR. The Shea crowd went wild in one of the most dramatic Mets post season victories ever. Dykstra was as shocked as anyone. "I wasn't thinking about going up there to hit a home run to win the ballgame", he said. "I was just thinking base hit. I saw the pitch real well and hit it real well." Dykstra would bat .304 (7-23) in the 1986 NLCS.
In 1987 Dykstra hit a few more HRs (10) & began to get accused of trying to swing for the fences. He drove in 45 runs and still batted .285. His power surge included, setting a Mets club mark in doubles (at the time) with 37 (4th in the league). He would continue to be a menace on the base paths stealing 27 bases. He had a strong May with 24 hits, 4 HRs, 6 stolen bases and 11 RBIs. His July & August months also included over 20 hits, and from September 20th until the end of the season he had six multiple hit games.
Post Season: In the 1988 NLCS against the Dodgers, he continued his post season success by hitting .429 with three doubles, four walks, a HR, 3 RBIs and 6 runs scored. In the final three games of the Series he had five hits, drove in three runs and scored four runs.
Dykstra was upset over the trade because he loved playing in New York, but he soon adjusted to Philadelphia, becoming popular there as well. In 1990 he started the All Star Game, led the league in hits with 192 and batted .325 9 4th in the NL). He hit 9 HRs 30 doubles, drove in 60 runs and scored 106 runs (5th in the NL). In 1991, injuries including an opening day broken hand, in 1991 beat him up over the next two seasons, limiting him to 63 & 85 games but he hit .297 or better both seasons.
In 1993 he had a career year as the Phillies went to the World Series. He came in second to B
arry Bonds in the MVP voting, leading the league in hits (194) runs scored (143) walks (129) & at bats (637). He hit a career high 19 HRs, and 44 doubles (2nd in the league), while driving in 66 runs. In the NLCS he hit .280 going 7-25 with 2 HRs & 2 RBIs. He hit even better in the World Series .348, going 8-23 with 4 HRs 8 RBIs and 7 walks. In his career Dykstra hit .321 with 10 HRs 19 RBIs 6 doubles 27 runs scored & 20 walks in 32 post season games.
Injuries quickly brought a down fall to his career, as he only played in 84 games batting .274 the next season, and two seasons later he was done at the age of 35. In his career he hit .285 with 81 HRs, 404 RBIs, 802 runs scored, 281 doubles, & 285 steals in 1278 games played.
Retirement: Dykstra owned a car wash in California, became a columnist for TheStreet.com, ran"Team Dykstra" Quick Lube Centers; a real estate company; and a "I Sold It on eBay"co
mpany. He became a buisness advisor & stock market whiz in the financial world, appearing on Fox's Cost of Freedom business shows. He bought Wayne Gretzky's $17 million estate, and began campaigning against the use of chewing tobacco.
Retirement: Dykstra owned a car wash in California, became a columnist for TheStreet.com, ran"Team Dykstra" Quick Lube Centers; a real estate company; and a "I Sold It on eBay"co
Drama: In March 1991, he was linked to a gambling probe in Mississippi. Two months later, he broke his collarbone in a car wreck after John Kruk's bachelor party. Team mate Darren Daulton was a passenger in the car, suffering an eye injury & a broken facial bone. In 2007 he was named in the Mitchell Report for steroid use in December 2007. It stated that the Commissioner’s office knew about his steroid use since 2000. Dykstra did not agree to meet with the investigators to discuss the allegations.
In 2009 he claimed bankruptcy after getting into millions of dollars worth of debt. Companies and business people had begun to invest big monies with Dykstra after his success in the stock market. His style of
living became way over his head, and many of his investments went sour with the bad market. He foreclosed on multi-million dollar properties in Lake Sherwood, & was accused of vandalizing the same properties.
Honors: In 2002, he was elected to the Mets' 40th Anniversary All-Amazin Team. In 2006, was at Shea for the 20th Anniversary of the 1986 Championship team, receiving one the evening's loudest ovations. He was on hand for the closing ceremonies of Shea in 2008 and has served as a special Spring Training instructor through the years.





























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