John From Albany: 40 Years Ago - Knight's Late Homer Ties it, Carter Walks it off, 4/21/1986

1986, the last year the Mets won the World Series.  This daily post will detail the game by game journey to that Fall Title.  Click here for More Mets History and Calendar Classics.

Year: 1986; Game #9; Monday;  Apr 21, NYM 6 Vs. PIT; 5;  boxscore;   WP: McDowell; LP: Clements; Time: 02:55; NIGHT; Attendance: 10,282; Record: 6-3; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 1; W-wo;

With the Mets down 4-2 in the 8th, Davy Johnson allowed Ray Knight to hit against right hander Cecilio Guante instead of sticking with the straight 3B platoon with Howard Johnson.  Knight responded by tying the game with a 2-run homer.  The homer lead to Ray Knight being the regular 3B in 1986.  After the Pirates scored in the top of the 9th, the Mets tied it again on a Tim Teufel double and won in on a Gary Carter walk-off single.  

The win was the Mets' 4th in a row and put them just 1 game back the first place Cardinals.

NL East Standings 4/21/1986

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
STL	7	2	.778	--	42	22	.766
PIT	6	3	.667	1.0	53	33	.704
NYM	6	3	.667	1.0	47	37	.608
MON	4	6	.400	3.5	33	49	.327
PHI	3	6	.333	4.0	34	48	.347
CHC	2	8	.200	5.5	35	59	.278

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 4/21/1986.