HOU @ NYN

October 12, 1986

Final Score: HOU 3 - NYN 1

Game Information

Ballpark
Shea Stadium
Attendance
55,038
Game Duration
143 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Mike Scott
Losing Pitcher
Sid Fernandez

Umpires

Home Plate
Dutch Rennert
First Base
Joe West
Second Base
Fred Brocklander
Third Base
Doug Harvey

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Night

Line Score

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

HOU Batting

HOU @ NYN — HOU Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Alan Ashby 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Kevin Bass 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jose Cruz 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Glenn Davis 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Bill Doran 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Phil Garner 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Billy Hatcher 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike Scott 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Dickie Thon 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Denny Walling 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Team Totals 31 3 4 3 2 6 1 0 2 0 .129

NYN Batting

HOU @ NYN — NYN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Wally Backman 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Gary Carter 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Lenny Dykstra 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Kevin Elster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sid Fernandez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Danny Heep 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Keith Hernandez 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Howard Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ray Knight 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Lee Mazzilli 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Roger McDowell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rafael Santana 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Doug Sisk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Darryl Strawberry 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Mookie Wilson 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 30 1 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 .100

HOU Pitching

HOU @ NYN — HOU Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mike Scott (W) W 9.0 3 1 1 0 5 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 3 1 1 0 5 0 1.00

NYN Pitching

HOU @ NYN — NYN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sid Fernandez (L) L 6.0 3 3 3 1 5 2 4.50
Roger McDowell - 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Doug Sisk - 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 4 3 3 2 6 2 3.00

Houston Astros at New York Mets, October 12, 1986

On October 12, 1986, the Houston Astros defeated the New York Mets 3-1 at Shea Stadium in a League Championship Series game. The game information lists attendance of 55,038, a game time of 143 minutes, and a night start. Conditions were recorded as night skies. The Houston Astros' runs came in the second and fifth innings, 2 of them in the second. The New York Mets' only run came in the eighth inning. The Houston Astros had 4 hits and the New York Mets 3, with 1 and 0 errors. Mike Scott was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits in 9.0 innings. Sid Fernandez took the loss after 6.0 innings and 3 runs. Mike Scott led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. The New York Mets' pitching table lists Sid Fernandez, Roger McDowell, and Doug Sisk. For the Houston Astros, Alan Ashby went 1 for 3, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. Dickie Thon also homered for the Houston Astros. Dutch Rennert worked home plate.

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