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Game · 1986 World Series

Boston Red Sox 5–8 New York Mets

New York Mets won 8–5 · game 7 of the 1986 World Series

Winner-take-all — the New York Mets took the 1986 World Series in game 7. The New York Mets beat the Boston Red Sox 8–5 in game 7 of the 1986 World Series.

13
Total runs
3 runs
Margin
1986
Year
The winner-take-all finale of the 1986 World Series (game 7)
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The scoreline — New York Mets 8–5 Boston Red Sox.

The New York Mets beat the Boston Red Sox 8–5 in game 7 of the 1986 World Series on 1986-10-27.

Why this game is here

Selection is threshold-earned: a game qualifies only by structural singularity (a tied game, or the winner-take-all finale of a series that went the distance) or by holding an outright covered-era record. Fame carries no weight.

The game

Series1986 World Series (game 7)
Date1986-10-27
ScoreBoston Red Sox 5, New York Mets 8
Innings9

Source: Retrosheet World Series game logs (glws.zip), 1986 World Series, game 7 (1986-10-27). The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. — source

More: the 1986 World Series · Boston Red Sox · New York Mets.

✓ Every fact computed from Retrosheet World Series game logs — retrosheet.org. Not written by anyone.

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