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New York Mets vs Boston Red Sox
October 23, 1986 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 23, 1986 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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"The repeated 'explanation' for (Dwight) Gooden's turned-down heat is that it was deliberate, that the Mets' strategists had decided he would throw more breaking balls, so that more grounders would be hit off him. More grounders, fewer strikeouts. Fewer strikeouts, fewer pitches thrown each game. If the decision to have him abandon the fastball is strategic, it is the worst strategy since the French-built Maginot Line. I suggest the Mets return Gooden to smoking the ball. That is, if he still can." - Sportswriter Dick Young in the Post (10/24/1986) |
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| Game played on Thursday, October 23, 1986 at Fenway Park |
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| New York |
0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Boston |
0 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | x | – | 4 | 12 | 0 |
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| New York Mets |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Gooden L (0-2) |
4.0 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
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Fernandez |
4.0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Totals |
8.0 |
12 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
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| Boston Red Sox |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Hurst W (2-0) |
9.0 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
E–Santana (1). DP–Boston 1. 2B–New York Teufel (1,off Hurst); Wilson (1,off Hurst), Boston Henderson (1,off Fernandez); Barrett (2,off Fernandez). 3B–Boston Henderson (1,off Gooden); Rice (1,off Gooden). HR–New York Teufel (1,8th inning off Hurst 0 on, 1 out). SH–Santana (2,off Hurst). SF–Owen (1,off Gooden). HBP–Baylor (1,by Gooden). HBP–Gooden (1,Baylor). U–Ed Montague (NL), Dale Ford (AL), John Kibler (NL), Jim Evans (AL), Joe Brinkman (AL), Harry Wendelstedt (NL). T–3:09. A–34,010. |
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| Game played on Thursday, October 23, 1986 at Fenway Park |
| Baseball Almanac Box Score |
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