Baseball Historians

August 31, 1986 at Shea Stadium
Dodgers 7, Mets 4  (87-42)
It seemed like the Mets would just keep on winning, but their excellent streak finally came to an end.  Ron Darling was tagged for seven runs on nine hits as he dropped to 12-5.
Ed Hearn hit his fourth homerun and scored twice.  Keith Hernandez went two for […]

August 30, 1986 at Shea Stadium
Mets 6, Dodgers 3  (87-42)
The Mets won for the eleventh time in twelve games by getting to Orel Hershiser early.  By the end of the fourth inning, Hershiser was in the dugout and the Mets had five runs, more then enough to win the game.
Howard Johnson scored two runs and Keith […]

August 29, 1986 at Shea Stadium
Mets 2, Dodgers 1  (86-42)
The Mets continued their hot streak with a tight win over the Dodgers.  It was their tenth win in eleven games.
Keith Hernandez singled home Mookie Wilson in the first inning, then Wilson drove home Rafael Santana with a single in the seventh inning.  In the meantime, […]

August 27, 1986 at Jack Murphy Stadium
Mets 6, Padres 5  (85-42)
It took eleven innings, but the Mets won the ninth time in ten games.  The Mets jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead after three innings of work and that lead stood until the the Padres scored a lone run in the bottom of the sixth.  […]

August 26, 1986 at Jack Murphy Stadium
Mets 11, Padres 6  (84-42)
The Mets won for the eighth time in nine games by pummelling the Giants pitching staff.  In all, they put eleven runs on the board and they did it with 21 hits.
Hitting stars were everywhere.  Tim Teufel went four for six with a homerun, three RBIs […]

August 25, 1986 at Jack Murphy Stadium
Mets 5, Padres 2  (83-42)
The Mets got back to winning with a late inning surge to put the game away.  With the game at 2-2 heading into the eighth, the Mets jumped all over the Padres’ bullpen to put the game away.  Ray Knight drove in two runs in the […]

August 24, 1986 at Candlestick Park
Giants 10, Mets 1  (82-42)
The Giants ended the Mets six game win streak by hitting Rick Aguilera and Doug Sisk around the park.  Aguilera dropped to 6-6 by giving up six runs on ten hits in six innings.  Sisk gave up four runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks […]

August 23, 1986 at Candlestick Park
Mets 3, Giants 2  (82-41)
The Mets made it six straight as Bob Ojeda was just good enough for the Mets to edge the Giants.  Ojeda struck out nine in eight innings of work as he improved to 14-4.  Roger McDowell once again was called in to save the game and he […]

August 22, 1986 at Candlestick Park
Mets 5, Giants 3  (81-41)
The Mets continued to roll as they won their fifth straight game.  Dwight Gooden improved to 13-4 as he went 8 2/3 innings and struck out seven.  Roger McDowell was called in to get the final out with runners at the corners, and he did the job to […]

August 20, 1986 at Dodger Stadium
Mets 7, Dodgers 5  (80-41)
The Mets finished their sweep of the Dodgers and in the process, won their 80th game of the season.  As typical in the series, the Mets jumped out to an early lead (6-0 through five innings) only to have the Dodgers storm back (five runs in the […]

August 19, 1986 at Dodger Stadium
Mets 6, Dodgers 4  (79-41)
The Mets jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the second only to see it completely disappear by the end of the third inning.  Fortunately they put two more runs on the board while Ron Darling and the Mets pen held the Dodgers scoreless the rest […]

August 18, 1986 at Dodger Stadium 
Mets 5, Dodgers 4  (78-41)
The Mets edged the Dodgers to win their second straight game.  The Mets jumped out to a 5-0 lead after five innings only to see the lead nearly disappear as the Dodgers scored four in the bottom of the fifth.  The Mets pen held the Dodgers in […]

August 17, 1986 at Shea Stadium
Cardinals 2, Mets 1  (76-41)
The Mets lost their fourth straight game in the front end of a Sunday doubleheader.  John Tudor held the Mets in check as they only managed to get Keith Hernandez across the plate on Tim Teufel’s sac. fly.
Rick Aguilera’s start was cut short but the pen really […]

August 16, 1986 at Shea Stadium
Cardinals 3, Mets 1  (76-40)
The Cardinals handed the Mets their third straight loss in another poor performance by the Mets offense.  They managed only one run on six hits in eleven innings with the sole run coming on a Lee Mazzilli solo homerun.
Dwight Gooden had a great start go to waste.  […]

August 15, 1986 at Shea Stadium
Cardinals 4, Mets 2  (76-39)
The Mets dropped their second straight game in an extra innings pitching dual.  Sid Fernandez gave up a long run in the top of the first and it took the Mets seven innings to tie the game up.  Things went into extra innings and the defending National […]

August 14, 1986 at Shea Stadium
Mets 4, Cardinals 3  (76-37)
The Mets took the first game of their double header with the Cardinals in a back and forth game.  Terry Pendleton took Ron Darling deep to give the Cards a 1-0 lead, but the Mets answered in the bottom half of the inning when Ray Knight scored […]

August 13, 1986 at Veteran’s Stadium
Phillies 8, Mets 4  (75-37)
The Mets lost their three game series with the Phillies.  Bob Ojeda was roughed up for seven runs in six innings of work and he gave up a season high three homeruns as he dropped to 12-4.
Kevin Mitchell went two for four with a double, a triple […]

August 12, 1986 at Veteran’s Stadium
Phillies 3, Mets 1  (75-36)
Rick Aguilera and Doug Sisk held the Phillies to three hits but the Phillies scored three runs.  And despite the Phillies making three errors, the Mets only managed one run off of Kevin Gross.
Len Dykstra led off the game with a solo homer, but the Mets never […]

August 11, 1986 at Veteran’s Stadium
Mets 8, Phillies 4  (75-35)
The Mets had another big offensive game as they won their third in a row, all of which they scored at least seven runs.  Ray Knight doubled twice and drove in two runs while Gary Carter and Keith Hernandez both had two hits. 
Dwight Gooden cruised to his twelth […]

August 10, 1986 at Olympic Stadium
Mets 7, Expos 2  (74-35)
The Mets won their series with Expos and although the score wouldn’t indicate, this one was close for most of the game.  The Expos led 2-1 going into the seventh, but the Mets scored four in the seventh and two in the ninth to put it in […]

August 9, 1986 at Olympic Stadium
Mets 10, Expos 8  (73-35)
It’s not too often you can make three errors and be down 6-1 in the eighth and come back to win.  In addition, the Mets had one of the oddest box score lines I’ve ever seen.  Ten runs on only seven hits (and then the three errors).
With […]

August 8, 1986 at Olympic Stadium
Expos 5, Mets 3  (72-35)
After playing 30 innings in two days, the Mets finally ran out of gas in Montreal.  Bob Ojeda was hit hard early and while he last five innings, the Expos scored all the runs they’d need (four) by the end of the second inning.
Keith Hernandez had two […]

August 7, 1986 at Wrigley Field
Mets 12, Cubs 3  (72-34)
The Mets won their five game series against the Cubs and won their third game in a row in a blowout.  The Cubs scored twelve runs on sixteen hits as Cubs starter Scott Sanderson and the relievers that followed him were pummelled.
Each of the Mets nine starters […]

August 6, 1986 at Wrigley Field
Mets 7, Cubs 6  (70-34)
The Mets finally figure out the Cubs and won their 70th game in a twelve inning thriller that started off an exciting double header against the Cubs.  The Mets took a quick 1-0 lead in the first after a 48 minute rain delay on a solo homerun […]

August 5, 1986 at Wrigley Field
Cubs 8, Mets 5  (69-34)
The Mets dropped their second straight game to the Cubs in pretty ugly fashion.  Starter Sid Fernandez was beat up in his 5 1/3 innings and he gave up five runs on eight hits and three walks.  The Mets actually tied the game at 5-5 on Keith […]

August 4, 1986 at Wrigley Field
Cubs 4, Mets 2  (69-33)
The Mets three game winning streak came to an end at the hands of Dennis Eckersley and Lee Smith.  The two pitchers combined to hold the Mets to two runs on only five hits.
Ron Darling dropped to 11-4 with a lackluster outing.  He gave up four runs […]

August 3, 1986 at Shea Stadium
Mets 4, Expos 3  (69-32)
The Mets finished their sweep of the Expos but they needed extra frames to do it.  The Mets jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the second on Rafael Santana’s RBI single.  Neither team scored until the Expos tied the game up in the seventh, but […]