4/13/26

John From Albany: 40 Years Ago - Mets Fall to Phils 4-2 , 4/13/1986

 


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 #4; Sunday; Apr 13, NYM 2 @ PHI 4; boxscore; WP: Rawley; LP: Aguilera; Time: 02:14; DAY; Attendance: 27,691; Record: 2-2; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 1.5; L;


Lenny Dykstra CF; 1 for 4; 1 K; Tim Teufel 2B; 1 for 4; SH; Keith Hernandez 1B; 3 for 3; 2B; 1 run; 1 walk; Gary Carter C; 1 for 4; SF; 1 RBI; Darryl Strawberry RF; 1 for 4; 2B; George Foster LF; 1 for 4; 2B; Ray Knight 3B; 2 for 4; 2B; 1 run; 1 RBI; Rafael Santana SS; 0 for 4; Rick Aguilera P; 0 for 2; Kevin Mitchell PH; 0 for 1; Wally Backman PH; 0 for 1; Rick Aguilera, L (0-1); 6 innings; 4 runs; 4 ERs; 4 hits; 2 HRs; 2 walks; 6 Ks; Bob Ojeda; 2 innings; no runs; 2 hits; 1 walk; 


Mets were not able to solve 30 Year old journeyman and Ex-Yankee LHP Shane Rawley (W,1-0) losing 2 out of 3 in a weekend series to the Phillies.  Rawley goes the distance - 2 runs, 2 ER, 10 hits, 1 HR, 1 walk, 1 K.  Down 4-0, the Mets score in the 8th as Keith Hernandez and Gary Carter hit back to back doubles and one more in the 9th on Ray Knight's 2nd homer of the year.  Mets fall to .500 in the young 1986 season.


NL East Standings - 4/13/1986
Tm W L W-L% GB RS RA pythW-L%
STL41.800--2310.821
PHI32.600 1.02929.500
PIT22.500 1.51710.725
NYM22.500 1.52322.520
MON23.400 2.01326.220
CHC14.200 3.0921.175
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 4/13/1986.

No comments: