1986 National League Championship Series
GAME 6
New York Mets 7, Houston Astros 6
Wednesday, October 15, 1986 (N) at Astrodome
NY Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 7 11 0 Houst Astros 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 6 11 1
BATTING
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB K PO A Wilson cf,lf 7 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 Mitchell lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Elster ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 Hernandez 1b 7 1 1 1 0 2 20 6 Carter c 5 0 2 0 2 0 9 2 Strawberry rf 5 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 Knight 3b 6 1 1 2 0 1 1 7 Teufel 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 Backman ph,2b 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 Santana ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 Heep ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 McDowell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Orosco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ojeda p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Aguilera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Dykstra ph,cf 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 Totals 54 7 11 6 8 11 48 30
BATTING - 2B: Hernandez (1,off Knepper); Strawberry (1,off Lopez). 3B: Dykstra (1,off Knepper). SH: Orosco (1,off Calhoun). SF: Knight (1,off Smith). IBB: Backman (1,by Smith); Dykstra (1,by Lopez).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB K PO A Doran 2b 7 1 2 0 0 1 1 6 Hatcher cf 7 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 Garner 3b 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 Walling ph,3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Davis 1b 7 1 3 2 0 1 21 0 Bass rf 6 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 Cruz lf 6 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Ashby c 6 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 Thon ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Reynolds ph,ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 Knepper p 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Puhl ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andersen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Pankovits ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Calhoun p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lopes ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 56 6 11 6 3 9 48 24
FIELDING - DP: 2. E: Bass (1).
BATTING - 2B: Garner (1,off Ojeda); Davis (1,off Aguilera). HR: Hatcher (1,14th inning off Orosco 0 on, 1 out).
BASERUNNING - SB: Doran (2,2nd base off Ojeda/Carter). CS: Bass 2 (3,Home by Ojeda/Carter,2nd base by McDowell/Carter).
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H HR R ER BB K Ojeda 5 5 0 3 3 2 1 Aguilera 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 McDowell 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 Orosco W(3-0) 3 4 1 3 3 1 5 Totals 16 11 1 6 6 3 9
Houston Astros IP H HR R ER BB K Knepper 8.1 5 0 3 3 1 6 Smith 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 2 Andersen 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 Lopez L(0-1) 2 5 0 3 3 2 2 Calhoun 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 Totals 16 11 0 7 7 8 11
WP: Calhoun 2 (2). IBB: Smith (1,Backman); Lopez (3,Dykstra).
Umpires: Fred Brocklander, Doug Harvey, Lee Weyer, Frank Pulli, Joe West, Dutch Rennert Time of Game: 4:42 Attendance: 45718 METS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Mitchell grounded out (third to first); Hernandez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Doran singled to center; Hatcher forced Doran (first to shortstop); Garner doubled to left [Hatcher scored]; Davis singled to center [Garner scored]; Bass walked [Davis to second]; Cruz singled to right [Davis scored, Bass to third]; Bass was caught stealing home (catcher to third) [Cruz to second]; Ashby lined to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. METS 2ND: Carter made an out to right; Strawberry grounded out (second to first); Knight grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 2ND: Thon grounded out (first to pitcher); Knepper was called out on strikes; Doran grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. METS 3RD: Teufel grounded out (shortstop to first); Santana singled to center; Ojeda forced Santana (third to shortstop); Wilson walked [Ojeda to second]; Mitchell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 3RD: Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner made an out to center; Davis made an out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. METS 4TH: Hernandez made an out to center; Carter made an out to right; Strawberry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Bass grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Ashby made an out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. METS 5TH: Knight grounded out (pitcher to first); Teufel grounded out (third to first); Santana grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Thon grounded out (second to first); Knepper walked; Doran forced Knepper (second to shortstop); Doran stole second; Hatcher singled to third [Doran out at third (third to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. METS 6TH: MAZZILLI BATTED FOR OJEDA; Mazzilli struck out; Wilson grounded out (third to first); Mitchell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: AGUILERA REPLACED MAZZILLI (PITCHING); Garner struck out; Davis doubled to left; Bass grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. METS 7TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Carter made an out to center; Strawberry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Thon lined to pitcher; Knepper lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. METS 8TH: Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Teufel singled to center; Santana grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Teufel out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: Doran grounded out (second to first); Hatcher grounded out (third to first); WALLING BATTED FOR GARNER; Walling grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. METS 9TH: WALLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); DYKSTRA BATTED FOR AGUILERA; Dykstra tripled to center; Wilson singled to right [Dykstra scored]; Mitchell grounded out (third to first) [Wilson to second]; Hernandez doubled to center [Wilson scored]; SMITH REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Carter walked; Strawberry walked [Hernandez to third, Carter to second]; Knight hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hernandez scored, Carter to third, Strawberry to second]; BACKMAN BATTED FOR TEUFEL; Backman was walked intentionally; HEEP BATTED FOR SANTANA; Heep struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: MCDOWELL REPLACED HEEP (PITCHING); DYKSTRA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BACKMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WILSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ELSTER REPLACED MITCHELL (PLAYING SS); Davis grounded out (third to first); Bass grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz made an out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3. METS 10TH: Dykstra made an out to left; Wilson popped to shortstop; Elster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 10TH: Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher); REYNOLDS BATTED FOR THON; Reynolds struck out; PUHL BATTED FOR SMITH; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3. METS 11TH: REYNOLDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ANDERSEN REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter walked; Strawberry popped to third; Knight struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 11TH: Doran grounded out (shortstop to first); Hatcher grounded out (third to first); Walling grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3. METS 12TH: Backman grounded out (first unassisted); McDowell grounded out (second to first); Dykstra grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 12TH: Davis struck out; Bass singled to center; Bass was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3. METS 13TH: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Elster grounded out (second to first); Hernandez lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 13TH: Ashby made an out to center; Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); PANKOVITS BATTED FOR ANDERSEN; Pankovits grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3. METS 14TH: LOPEZ REPLACED PANKOVITS (PITCHING); Carter singled to right; Strawberry walked [Carter to second]; Knight forced Carter (pitcher to third) [Strawberry to second]; Backman singled to right [Strawberry scored, Knight to third, Backman to second (error by Bass)]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR MCDOWELL; Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; Dykstra was walked intentionally; Wilson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 14TH: OROSCO REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Doran struck out; Hatcher homered; Walling grounded out (first to pitcher); Davis popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 4. METS 15TH: Elster popped to first; Hernandez was called out on strikes; Carter singled to center; Carter was out trying to advance to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 4. ASTROS 15TH: Bass struck out; Cruz struck out; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 4. METS 16TH: Strawberry doubled to center; Knight singled to right [Strawberry scored, Knight to second (on throw to home)]; CALHOUN REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); Calhoun threw a wild pitch [Knight to third]; Backman walked; Calhoun threw a wild pitch [Knight scored, Backman to second]; Orosco out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Backman to third]; Dykstra singled to right [Backman scored]; Wilson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dykstra out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 4. ASTROS 16TH: Reynolds struck out; LOPES BATTED FOR CALHOUN; Lopes walked; Doran singled to center [Lopes to second]; Hatcher singled to center [Lopes scored, Doran to second]; Walling forced Hatcher (first to shortstop) [Doran to third]; Davis singled to center [Doran scored, Walling to second]; Bass struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 7 11 0 9 Astros 6 11 1 5