NYN @ BOS

New York Mets at Boston Red Sox, October 22, 1986

The New York Mets beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 at Fenway Park on October 22, 1986 in a World Series game. The information panel shows attendance of 33,920, a running time of 202 minutes, and a night start. Conditions were recorded as night skies. The New York Mets' runs came in the fourth, seventh, and eighth innings, 3 of them in the fourth. All of the Boston Red Sox scoring came in one inning, 2 runs in the eighth. Hits were 12 for the New York Mets and 7 for the Boston Red Sox, with 0 and 1 errors. Ron Darling was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 4 hits in 7.0 innings. Al Nipper took the loss after 6.0 innings and 3 runs. The save went to Jesse Orosco. The New York Mets used Ron Darling, Roger McDowell, and Jesse Orosco on the mound. The Boston Red Sox used Steve Crawford, Al Nipper, and Bob Stanley on the mound. For the New York Mets, Gary Carter went 3 for 4, 2 home runs, 1 double, and 3 RBI. Lenny Dykstra also homered for the New York Mets. The Boston Red Sox's top hitter was Rich Gedman, 3 for 4 and 1 double. Behind the plate was umpire Joe Brinkman.