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[Guest Edgy DC]

Twenty Years ago Today:

The Mets beat the Cubbies 4-2, behind a complete-game by broadcaster Ron Darling. George Foster hit his 11th homerun and it was Corey Green's first game.

Despite all of our memories associating Howard Johnson and Kevin Mitchell appearances at shortstop with Dwight Gooden and Sid Fernandez starts (which I'm sure remains generally true), apparently he backed Darling on this day.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

It's always a little odd to see a Met from a different era on the opposing team's side of the box score. In this case it's 99er Shawon Dunston.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Twenty years ago today, the Mets lost a ten-inning jobbie to the Expos. Kevin Mitchell, batting eighth despite his .342 batting average, started his second straight game at shortstop. It was an error by Mitchell to open the third that started a two-runn rally, which decapitated an otherwise strong effort by Dwight Gooden.

It was Pay-the-Piper day at Shea, as the Gary Carter trade jumped all over the Mets. OK, Floyd Youmans had a modest day on the mound, but the Carter package otherwise turned into Murderer's Row, as Youmans, Hubie Brooks, Mike Fitzgerald, and Herm Winnngham combined to go 7-15, and twice reached on Mets miscues. Carter himself had only a single in four at-bats, but he caught two of four base stealers (Brooks going 1-2, which was a month of running for him as a Met) with Gooden on the mound.

Twenty years ago today, the Mets lost a ten-inning jobbie to the Expos. Kevin Mitchell, batting eighth despite his .342 batting average, started his second straight game at shortstop. It was an error by Mitchell to open the third that started a two-runn rally, which decapitated an otherwise strong effort by Dwight Gooden.

It was Pay-the-Piper day at Shea, as the Gary Carter trade jumped all over the Mets. OK, Floyd Youmans had a modest day on the mound, but the Carter package otherwise turned into Murderer's Row, as Youmans, Hubie Brooks, Mike Fitzgerald, and Herm Winnngham combined to go 7-15, and twice reached on Mets miscues. Carter himself had only a single in four at-bats, but he caught two of four base stealers (Brooks going 1-2, which was a month of running for him as a Met) with Gooden on the mound.

Future Met Tim Burke, in the midst of a wonderful run that would last the whole first half of his career, walked off with the win.

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Game Played on Monday, June 23, 1986 (N) at Shea Stadium

MON N    1  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   5 12  0
NY  N    0  1  0    0  3  0    0  0  0    0  -   4  6  2

BATTING

Montreal Expos        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Webster rf             5   1   0   0       1   0       2   1
Law 2b                 5   0   1   0       0   1       2   3
Krenchicki 1b          4   0   2   1       0   0       6   2
  McClure p            0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Thompson ph          0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Newman pr            0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Burke p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Brooks ss              4   1   2   0       1   0       0   4
Wallach 3b             4   1   0   0       1   0       0   1
Winningham cf          4   1   1   0       0   2       4   0
Wright lf              4   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
Fitzgerald c           4   0   2   2       0   0      12   0
Youmans p              3   0   2   1       0   1       1   1
  Galarraga 1b         2   0   1   1       0   0       3   0
Totals                39   5  12   5       4   5      30  12

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Wallach-Fitzgerald.

BATTING - 
2B: Fitzgerald (6,off McDowell).
3B: Wright (1,off Gooden).
SH: Winningham (1,off Gooden); Wright (1,off Orosco).
SF: Fitzgerald (1,off Gooden).
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Webster (19,2nd base off Gooden/Carter); Brooks (3,2nd base off Gooden/Carter).
CS: Brooks (2,2nd base by Gooden/Carter); Webster (6,2nd base by Gooden/Carter).

New York Mets         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Dykstra cf             4   0   0   0       0   3       5   0
Backman 2b             4   0   1   1       1   0       3   2
Hernandez 1b           5   0   0   0       0   2       6   2
Carter c               4   0   1   0       0   0       5   2
Strawberry rf          3   0   1   0       1   1       2   0
Foster lf              4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Johnson 3b             3   2   2   2       1   1       0   1
K. Mitchell ss         2   1   1   0       1   0       3   2
  Santana ss           1   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Gooden p               1   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
  Heep ph              1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McDowell p           0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wilson ph            1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Orosco p             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                33   4   6   3       5   9      30  11

FIELDING - 
E: Johnson (7), K. Mitchell (8).

BATTING - 
HR: Johnson 2 (3,2nd inning off Youmans 0 on 2 out,5th inning off Youmans 0
on 0 out).
SH: Dykstra (4,off Youmans).
IBB: Johnson (3,by Youmans).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Backman (8,2nd base off Youmans/Fitzgerald); Strawberry (14,2nd base off
Youmans/Fitzgerald).
CS: Strawberry (4,3rd base by Youmans/Fitzgerald).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Youmans                6     5   4   4   5   4   2
McClure                2     1   0   0   0   2   0
Burke W(5-2)           2     0   0   0   0   3   0
Totals                10     6   4   4   5   9   2

New York Mets         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Gooden                 6     8   4   2   2   3   0
McDowell               3     2   0   0   2   2   0
Orosco L(3-4)          1     2   1   1   0   0   0
Totals                10    12   5   3   4   5   0

WP: Youmans 2 (5).
IBB: Youmans (3,Johnson).

Umpires: Terry Tata, Jerry Crawford, Tom Hallion, Harry Wendelstedt

Time of Game: 3:44   Attendance: 44199

Starting Lineups:

   Montreal Expos                New York Mets            
1. Webster             rf        Dykstra             cf
2. Law                 2b        Backman             2b
3. Krenchicki          1b        Hernandez           1b
4. Brooks              ss        Carter              c
5. Wallach             3b        Strawberry          rf
6. Winningham          cf        Foster              lf
7. Wright              lf        Johnson             3b
8. Fitzgerald          c         K. Mitchell         ss
9. Youmans             p         Gooden              p

EXPOS 1ST: Webster walked; Webster stole second; Law made an out
to center [Webster to third]; Krenchicki singled to center
[Webster scored]; Brooks singled to right [Krenchicki to third];
Wallach made an out to center; Winningham struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Dykstra struck out; Backman walked; Hernandez was
called out on strikes; Backman stole second; Carter made an out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Wright tripled to right; Fitzgerald singled to center
[Wright scored]; On a bunt Youmans struck out; Webster forced
Fitzgerald (second to shortstop); Law singled to left [Webster
to second]; Krenchicki made an out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Strawberry walked; Strawberry stole second; Foster
struck out while Strawberry was caught stealing third (third to
catcher); Johnson homered; K. Mitchell made an out to right; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Brooks reached on an error by K. Mitchell [brooks to
first]; Brooks stole second; Wallach walked; Winningham reached
on an error on a sacrifice bunt by Johnson [brooks to third,
Wallach to second, Winningham to first]; Wright struck out;
Fitzgerald hit a sacrifice fly to right [brooks scored
(unearned)]; Youmans singled to left [Wallach scored (unearned),
Winningham to second]; Webster made an out to center; 2 R, 1 H,
2 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Gooden grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Dykstra made an out to center; Backman singled to center;
Hernandez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Expos 4, Mets 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Law grounded out (shortstop to first); Krenchicki
singled to right; Brooks reached on a fielder's choice
[Krenchicki out at second (second to shortstop)]; Brooks was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Carter made an out to center; Strawberry grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foster grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Wallach popped to first in foul territory; Winningham
grounded out (first unassisted); Wright grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Johnson homered; K. Mitchell singled to shortstop;
Gooden walked [K. Mitchell to second]; Dykstra out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [K. Mitchell to third, Gooden
to second]; Backman grounded out (second to first) [K. Mitchell
scored, Gooden to third]; Youmans threw a wild pitch [Gooden
scored]; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Fitzgerald grounded out (shortstop to first); Youmans
singled to center; Webster forced Youmans (first to shortstop)
[Webster to first]; Webster was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: Carter grounded out (first to pitcher); Strawberry
singled to center; Foster made an out to first; Youmans threw a
wild pitch [strawberry to second]; Johnson was walked
intentionally; K. Mitchell walked [strawberry to third, Johnson
to second]; HEEP BATTED FOR GOODEN; Heep made an out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 4.

EXPOS 7TH: SANTANA REPLACED K. MITCHELL (PLAYING SS); MCDOWELL
REPLACED HEEP (PITCHING); Law made an out to left; Krenchicki
made an out to right; Brooks walked; Wallach forced Brooks
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 4.

METS 7TH: MCCLURE REPLACED KRENCHICKI (PITCHING); GALARRAGA
REPLACED YOUMANS (PLAYING 1B); Dykstra struck out; Backman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Winningham was called out on strikes; Wright made an
out to left; Fitzgerald doubled to left; Galarraga grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: Carter singled to left [Carter out at second (right to
second)]; Strawberry was called out on strikes; Foster popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets
4.

EXPOS 9TH: Webster made an out to left; Law struck out; THOMPSON
BATTED FOR MCCLURE; Thompson walked; NEWMAN RAN FOR THOMPSON;
Brooks singled to third [Newman to second]; Wallach made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 4.

METS 9TH: BURKE REPLACED NEWMAN (PITCHING); Johnson struck out;
Santana made an out to right; WILSON BATTED FOR MCDOWELL; Wilson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 4.

EXPOS 10TH: OROSCO REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Winningham
singled to right; Wright out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Winningham to second]; Fitzgerald made an out to center
[Winningham to third]; Galarraga singled to left [Winningham
scored]; Webster made an out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Expos 5, Mets 4.

METS 10TH: Dykstra struck out; On a bunt Backman popped to
catcher in foul territory; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Mets 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Expos            5  12   0   11
 Mets             4   6   2    5

[Guest Edgy DC]

Twenty years ago today, Davey Johnson taught Pete Rose to play.

New York Mets 6, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Tuesday, July 22, 1986 (N) at Riverfront Stadium

NY  N    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  3  -   6 12  0
CIN N    0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   3 14  2

BATTING

New York Mets         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Dykstra cf             7   1   1   1       1   1       2   0
Backman 2b             3   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Teufel ph,2b         3   1   1   0       1   1       3   4
Hernandez 1b           5   0   3   0       2   0      23   2
Carter c,3b            6   0   0   0       1   2       7   3
Strawberry rf          2   0   0   0       1   1       0   0
  K. Mitchell rf       2   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Hearn c              2   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Heep lf                3   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
  Sisk p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Aguilera ph          0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Orosco p,rf,p,rf     1   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
Knight 3b              5   0   2   0       0   0       1   3
  McDowell p,rf,lf,p   2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Santana ss             2   0   1   0       1   0       1   4
  Johnson ph,ss        4   1   1   3       0   2       0   3
Ojeda p                2   1   0   0       0   1       0   3
  Foster ph            1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Anderson p           0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Myers p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wilson lf,rf,lf      3   0   1   0       1   0       1   0
Totals                53   6  12   4      11  10      42  26

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Hernandez-Carter-Teufel.

BATTING - 
2B: Hernandez 2 (18,off Terry,off Willis); Teufel (10,off Robinson); Hearn
(4,off Willis).
3B: Dykstra (6,off Terry).
HR: Johnson (6,14th inning off Power 2 on 1 out).
IBB: Wilson (1,by Franco); Carter (4,by Willis); Hernandez (5,by Willis).
Team LOB: 16.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Strawberry (21,2nd base off Terry/Diaz).

Cincinnati Reds       AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Venable cf,lf          5   0   1   0       1   1       5   0
Bell 3b                7   1   3   1       0   0       0   0
Parker rf              5   1   2   2       1   2       3   0
Diaz c                 4   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
  Franco p             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rose ph              1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Davis pr             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Browning pr          0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Willis p             1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Power p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Esasky lf              4   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Milner cf            2   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Rowdon ss              6   0   1   0       0   0       4   6
Perez 1b               5   0   2   0       1   0      15   2
Oester 2b              5   0   1   0       0   1       2   9
Terry p                1   1   1   0       0   0       1   1
  Daniels ph           1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Murphy p             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stillwell ph         1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Robinson p           0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Butera c             3   0   0   0       0   0       6   0
Totals                51   3  14   3       3   7      42  19

FIELDING - 
DP: 4. Oester-Rowdon, Oester-Rowdon-Perez, Oester-Perez, Willis-Rowdon-Perez.
E: Parker (5), Rowdon (4).
PB: Diaz (9).

BATTING - 
HR: Parker (21,3rd inning off Ojeda 1 on 2 out); Bell (6,5th inning off Ojeda
0 on 2 out).
SH: Venable (1,off Ojeda); Oester (4,off McDowell).
IBB: Venable (1,by Sisk).
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Rowdon (2,2nd base off Anderson/Carter); Davis 2 (47,2nd base off Orosco/Carter,3rd
base off Orosco/Carter).

PITCHING

New York Mets         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Ojeda                  5     6   3   3   1   4   2
Anderson               1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0
Myers                  0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0
Sisk                   2     1   0   0   1   0   0
Orosco                 2     3   0   0   0   3   0
McDowell W(8-4)        3     1   0   0   0   0   0
Totals                14    14   3   3   3   7   2

Cincinnati Reds       IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Terry                  5     5   1   1   3   2   0
Murphy                 2     0   0   0   2   1   0
Robinson               1.2   2   2   0   1   1   0
Franco                 1.1   1   0   0   2   3   0
Willis L(1-1)          3     3   2   2   3   2   0
Power                  1     1   1   1   0   1   1
Totals                14    12   6   4  11  10   1

Myers faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
Willis faced 2 batters in the 14th inning
WP: Franco (3).
IBB: Sisk (1,Venable); Franco (11,Wilson); Willis 2 (2,Carter,Hernandez).

Umpires: Gerry Davis, Doug Harvey, Dana DeMuth, Eric Gregg

Time of Game: 5:00   Attendance: 23707

Starting Lineups:

   New York Mets                 Cincinnati Reds          
1. Dykstra             cf        Venable             cf
2. Backman             2b        Bell                3b
3. Hernandez           1b        Parker              rf
4. Carter              c         Diaz                c
5. Strawberry          rf        Esasky              lf
6. Heep                lf        Rowdon              ss
7. Knight              3b        Perez               1b
8. Santana             ss        Oester              2b
9. Ojeda               p         Terry               p

METS 1ST: Dykstra made an out to center; Backman grounded out
(first to pitcher); Hernandez walked; Carter was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Venable grounded out (third to first); Bell singled to
center; Parker struck out; Diaz made an out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 2ND: Strawberry walked; Strawberry stole second; Heep lined
into a double play (second to shortstop) [strawberry out at
second]; Knight singled to center; Santana singled to right
[Knight to second]; Ojeda struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Esasky struck out; Rowdon grounded out (second to
first); Perez singled to center; Oester grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 3RD: Dykstra grounded out (pitcher to first); Backman
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez doubled to left;
Carter lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Terry singled to left; Venable out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Terry to second]; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parker homered [Terry scored]; Diaz
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Reds 2.

METS 4TH: Strawberry grounded out (shortstop to first); Heep
grounded out (second to first); Knight made an out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Esasky struck out; Rowdon grounded out (shortstop to
first); Perez walked; Oester struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Mets 0, Reds 2.

METS 5TH: Santana walked; On a bunt Ojeda forced Santana (first
to shortstop); Dykstra tripled to center [Ojeda scored]; Backman
reached on a fielder's choice [Dykstra out at home (second to
catcher)]; Hernandez singled to right [backman to second];
Carter popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: DANIELS BATTED FOR TERRY; Daniels singled to center;
Daniels was picked off first (pitcher to first); Venable made an
out to shortstop; Bell homered; Parker grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 3.

METS 6TH: MURPHY REPLACED DANIELS (PITCHING); Strawberry was
called out on strikes; Strawbery ejected for arguing strike
call; Heep walked; Knight made an out to right; Santana
reached on an error by Rowdon [Heep to second, Santana to
first]; FOSTER BATTED FOR OJEDA; Foster made an out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: K. MITCHELL REPLACED STRAWBERRY (PLAYING RF); ANDERSON
REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Diaz grounded out (third to first);
Esasky grounded out (second to first); Rowdon singled to left;
Rowdon stole second; Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 3.

METS 7TH: Dykstra grounded out (shortstop to first); TEUFEL
BATTED FOR BACKMAN; Teufel walked; Hernandez grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Teufel out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: TEUFEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Oester grounded
out (first to pitcher); STILLWELL BATTED FOR MURPHY; Stillwell
singled to center; MYERS REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Venable
singled to shortstop [stillwell out at second (shortstop to
second)]; hit and run; Stillwell safe on attempted force but
overslid the bag; Bell made an out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 3.

METS 8TH: ROBINSON REPLACED STILLWELL (PITCHING); Carter made an
out to center; K. Mitchell made an out to center; Heep singled
to left; Knight grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Parker walked; SISK REPLACED HEEP (PITCHING); WILSON
REPLACED MYERS (PLAYING LF); Diaz made an out to left; Esasky
popped to first in foul territory; Rowdon grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 3.

METS 9TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR SANTANA; VENABLE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); MILNER REPLACED ESASKY (PLAYING CF); Johnson was
called out on strikes but advanced to first on a passed ball;
Johnson kicked the ball leaving batter's box; Wilson
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Johnson out at
second]; Dykstra walked; Teufel doubled to center [Dykstra to
third]; FRANCO REPLACED DIAZ (PITCHING); BUTERA REPLACED
ROBINSON (PLAYING C ); Hernandez reached on an error by Parker
[Dykstra scored (unearned), Teufel scored (unearned), Hernandez
to second]; Carter made an out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Mets 3, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Perez grounded
out (second to first); Oester singled to right; Butera grounded
out (third to first) [Oester to second]; Venable was walked
intentionally; Bell forced Oester (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 3.

METS 10TH: K. Mitchell struck out; AGUILERA BATTED FOR SISK;
Aguilera walked; Knight singled to center [Aguilera to second];
Franco threw a wild pitch [Aguilera to third, Knight to second];
Johnson struck out; Wilson was walked intentionally; Dykstra
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 3.

REDS 10TH: OROSCO REPLACED AGUILERA (PITCHING); Parker struck
out; ROSE BATTED FOR FRANCO; Rose singled to center; DAVIS RAN
FOR ROSE; Davis stole second; Davis stole third; Knight,
Davis, Mitchell and Soto ejected for brawl; BROWNING RAN FOR
DAVIS; Milner struck out; CARTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
HEARN REPLACED K. MITCHELL (PLAYING C ); OROSCO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MCDOWELL REPLACED KNIGHT (PITCHING);
Rowdon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Mets 3, Reds 3.

METS 11TH: WILLIS REPLACED BROWNING (PITCHING); Teufel made an
out to center; Hernandez doubled to right; Carter was walked
intentionally; Hearn grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Carter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 3.

REDS 11TH: Perez singled to center; Oester out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Perez to second]; Butera grounded out
(third to first); OROSCO CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); MCDOWELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Venable struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 3.

METS 12TH: Orosco grounded out (second to first); McDowell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson made an out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 3.

REDS 12TH: Bell singled to third; MCDOWELL CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); WILSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Parker
singled to right [bell to second]; On a bunt Willis grounded
into a double play (first to third to second) [bell out at
third, Parker to second]; Milner made an out to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 3.

METS 13TH: Wilson singled to center; Dykstra grounded out (first
unassisted) [Wilson to second]; Teufel struck out; Hernandez was
walked intentionally; Carter struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Mets 3, Reds 3.

REDS 13TH: OROSCO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MCDOWELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); WILSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Rowdon grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez made an out
to right; Oester grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 3.

METS 14TH: Hearn doubled to center; Orosco walked; POWER
REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); McDowell struck out; Johnson homered
[Hearn scored, Orosco scored]; Wilson grounded out (second to
first); Dykstra grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Reds 3.

REDS 14TH: Butera grounded out (shortstop to first); Venable
grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Reds 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Mets             6  12   0   16
 Reds             3  14   2   11

[Guest Edgy DC]

Oops. That's tomorrow.

[MFS62]

Great job.

My main impression was that even to this day, my stomach is much more comfortable when I see "lf" next to Kevin Mitchell's name than when I see "ss".

Later

[HahnSolo]

I remember this game fondly, but two things that had escaped me were the HoJo reaching on passed ball, but then cut down on DP in the 9th, and that the winning rally was started by none other than Ed Hearn.

[Guest Edgy DC]

A lot of messed up plays. HoJo reaching by kicking the ball must've burned Rose's butt. Stillwell beating the throw but oversliding second saved the Mets' hide.

Supposedly, during the brawl, the entire Reds starting rotation wanted to pop Dyksra. He was probably hard to find in a crowd.

Did Straw leave the clubhouse for the fight?

[Guest Iubitul]

Oh man - I can still see Knight's cross to Davis clearly, and then Carter taking Davis down halfway between 2nd and 3rd....

As for Strawberry, I'm not sure if he did, but I wouldn't be surprised....

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

The amazing thing about this thread is that had he not been in the American League at the time, you would eventually turn up a game in which Julio Franco was playing shortstop.


1984 Donruss Card

[seawolf17]

You can go back further than that. Remember, he was a Phillie phirst; but he doesn't appear until the 1983 Topps Traded set.

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Bad scan, but I LOVE the back of his '06 Topps card, because the print is reeeeeeeeeeeally small. (Which means the print on his '07 is going to be even smaller, and considering he's signed for '07 already, I'm really looking forward to his '08.)

[stevejrogers]

Iubitul wrote: Oh man - I can still see Knight's cross to Davis clearly, and then Carter taking Davis down halfway between 2nd and 3rd.... As for Strawberry, I'm not sure if he did, but I wouldn't be surprised....

Read somewhere where every Met except George Foster was out there and Strawberry/Davis did not pull a Jeter/ARod where they stood around and laughed while their respective teamates were battling (an old Yankee-Mariner incident before the infamous GQ "rift" happened, IIRC Chad Curtis ripped Jeter for the incident and was promptly ripped by everyonelse for it)

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Greg Remembers This Game As A Friday Flashback

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, since Strawberry had been tossed earlier, he may not have counted among the "every Met" set.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

seawolf - "You can go back further than that. Remember, he was a Phillie phirst; but he doesn't appear until the 1983 Topps Traded set."

Staying with the "20 years ago today" theme, I tried in vain to find a picture of Franco from 1986. I eventually settled for a picture of him with Cleveland (as he was in 1986). Amazing to think he has been around for so long and he is still able to play and contribute to a major league team.

[stevejrogers]

Pretty sure him, Clemens and Maddux are the only active Major Leaguers from 1986 still going as of now

[MFS62]

Steve, add Julio Franco to that list.

Later

[stevejrogers]

="MFS62"]Steve, add Julio Franco to that list. Later

Thats who him was in reference to

Later

[stevejrogers]

Do we have a list yet of confirmed attendees of the Shindig on the 19th?

[stevejrogers]

By the way, of note the Celebratory giveaways at Shea have been as follows:

On the 16th of June fans got this Commemorative Coin that kicked off the Dunkin' Donuts promotion



July 6th saw Steiner Sports and the Mets give away (I think this was the second time, the first was early 1990's as a poster that was seen as a crass move) a photo of the Mookie/Buckner play


And Sunday (the 23rd) saw this nifty replica of the 1986 revised yearbook be given out



As with the 69 and 73 reprints given out through the years, the differences can not be shown by looking at a picture of the cover. The stock is different and the back cover (as well as the flip of the front cover) is a 2006 advertizment for Sports Authority

Coming Soon...

Aug 4th T Shirt day!

Aug 5th 1986 Mets Team Photo Day!



And on the day of the celebration, Topps is giving out card packs