NYN @ HOU
Final Score: NYN 0 - HOU 1
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Astrodome
- Attendance
- 44,131
- Game Duration
- 176 minutes
- Day/Night
- Night
- Winning Pitcher
- Mike Scott
- Losing Pitcher
- Dwight Gooden
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Doug Harvey
- First Base
- Lee Weyer
- Second Base
- Frank Pulli
- Third Base
- Dutch Rennert
Weather & Field Conditions
- Sky
- Dome
Line Score
NYN Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Backman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Gary Carter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Lenny Dykstra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Kevin Elster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dwight Gooden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Danny Heep | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Keith Hernandez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Ray Knight | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Lee Mazzilli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jesse Orosco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rafael Santana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Darryl Strawberry | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Mookie Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .152 |
HOU Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Ashby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Kevin Bass | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Jose Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Glenn Davis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Bill Doran | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Billy Hatcher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Craig Reynolds | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Mike Scott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dickie Thon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Denny Walling | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .233 |
NYN Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Gooden (L) | L | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1.29 |
| Jesse Orosco | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1.12 | |
HOU Pitching
New York Mets at Houston Astros, October 8, 1986
The Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 1-0 at Astrodome on October 8, 1986 in the League Championship Series. It was decided by a single run. Retrosheet records attendance of 44,131, a game time of 176 minutes, and a night start for this game. The weather notes give dome skies. The New York Mets were held scoreless in every inning. The Houston Astros' only run came in the second inning. Hits were 5 for the New York Mets and 7 for the Houston Astros, with 0 and 1 errors. The win went to Mike Scott, allowing 0 earned runs on 5 hits in 9.0 innings. Dwight Gooden took the loss after 7.0 innings and 1 run. No pitcher struck out more than Mike Scott, who had 14. Craig Reynolds led the Houston Astros at the plate: 2 for 3. Glenn Davis also homered for the Houston Astros. The home-plate umpire was Doug Harvey.
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