NYN @ BOS

October 21, 1986

Final Score: NYN 7 - BOS 1

Game Information

Ballpark
Fenway Park
Attendance
33,595
Game Duration
178 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Bob Ojeda
Losing Pitcher
Oil Can Boyd

Umpires

Home Plate
Harry Wendelstedt
First Base
Joe Brinkman
Second Base
Ed Montague
Third Base
Dale Ford

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
60°F
Sky
Night

Line Score

NYN @ BOS — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NYN 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 13 0
BOS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0

NYN Batting

NYN @ BOS — NYN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Wally Backman 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Gary Carter 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400
Lenny Dykstra 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .800
Danny Heep 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Keith Hernandez 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Ray Knight 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Lee Mazzilli 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Roger McDowell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kevin Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Ojeda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rafael Santana 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Darryl Strawberry 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Mookie Wilson 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 39 7 13 7 1 4 2 0 1 0 .333

BOS Batting

NYN @ BOS — BOS Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Marty Barrett 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Don Baylor 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Wade Boggs 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Oil Can Boyd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Buckner 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dwight Evans 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Rich Gedman 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave Henderson 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Spike Owen 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Rice 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Sambito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 31 1 5 1 3 6 1 0 0 0 .161

NYN Pitching

NYN @ BOS — NYN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Roger McDowell - 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Bob Ojeda (W) W 7.0 5 1 1 3 6 0 1.29
Team Totals 9.0 5 1 1 3 6 0 1.00

BOS Pitching

NYN @ BOS — BOS Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Oil Can Boyd (L) L 7.0 9 6 6 1 3 1 7.71
Joe Sambito - 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.00
Bob Stanley - 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 13 7 7 1 4 1 7.00

New York Mets at Boston Red Sox, October 21, 1986

On October 21, 1986, the New York Mets defeated the Boston Red Sox 7-1 at Fenway Park in a World Series game. The 7-1 final was one-sided. The game information lists attendance of 33,595, a game time of 178 minutes, and a night start. Conditions were recorded as 60 degrees and night skies. The New York Mets' runs came in the first, seventh, and eighth innings, 4 of them in the first. The Boston Red Sox's only run came in the third inning. Hits were 13 for the New York Mets and 5 for the Boston Red Sox, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to Bob Ojeda, allowing 1 earned run on 5 hits in 7.0 innings. The loss was charged to Oil Can Boyd after 7.0 innings and 6 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Bob Ojeda, who had 6. The Boston Red Sox used Oil Can Boyd, Joe Sambito, and Bob Stanley on the mound. The New York Mets' top hitter was Lenny Dykstra, 4 for 5, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Gary Carter drove in 3 for the New York Mets. For the Boston Red Sox, Marty Barrett went 2 for 4 and 1 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Harry Wendelstedt.

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