European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and strikes monday october 27, 1986 mets from Page 21 hit his dramatic Home run to give in new York giants the National league Pennant in 1951. Hernandez also did nol Rule out divine intervention on the Mots behalf. I know god has More important things than a baseball game Hernandez said. But maybe after three singles and a wild Pilch for a split second he glanced. I Don t the Victory despite the fact he me splayed to extra inning games against inc Houston astros in the National league playoffs still managed to bring out new emotions in the clubhouse. Hernandez described How Pitcher Dwight Gooden hugged him after the Victory. Doc actually picked me up and embraced me Hernandez said. Doc s Nolan emotional person but he did that. This club has Catcher Gary Carter whose two out sin Gle to left started the rally said the entire cts season would have been tarnished if Boston had won the game. We be come Back All season Carter said referring to the mets 39 come from behind victories in the regular sea son. That s the kind of bal club we botox taste own Medicine in last minute game 6 loss by Aveo Hama new York. A a game 5 of the american league playoffs inc bos ton red sox were one strike away from elimination by the California Angels when Dave Henderson hit a two run Homer to turn things around. Thai Trig gered a three game winning Streak that gave Boston the Pennant. In game 6 of the world series sat urday night the red sox were just one strike away from their first championship in 68 years when the new York mets struck for three runs and a 6-5 Vic Lory in 10 innings. We got a Little bit of our own medi Cine said Dwight Evans who drove in two of Boston s runs saturday. The red sox were ready to pop the traditional Champagne. Their bags were packed for a night Back to Boston. In Stead they returned to their Manhattan hotel to await a seventh and deciding game sunday night this was a great game. We battled Back and so did they Evans said you pc got p give them credit. Those Guys just Pul ii together at the end Butwell get them tomorrow Veteran reliever Bob Stanley said of a wild pitch that enabled the acts to pull into a 5-5 tie la look off. In Well off the end of Catcher Rich gedman s Stanley said he had a dream crushed by the new York comeback from two out and nobody on in the 10th. I wanted 10 be out there for the final out but in did t work out the Way i wanted it to. It s frustrating bul we be still got one More game he said. Now i know How California Man Ager Gene Mauch and the Angels fell Boston manager John Mcnamara said. Mcnamara bristled when questioned about Boston s failure to win the world series for the first Lime since 1918."Don t Tell me anything about choking or history or any of thai stuff he said. Calvin Schiraldi a Young reliever who replaced Roger Clemens at the Start of the eighth said he was a Little nervous when the mets bounced Back to tie the score 3-3 in that inning. In the both after iwo Oul singlet Bugary Carter Kevin Mitchell and a Knight Schiraldi said i was t tired. 1 just could t then with cookie Wilson Al Bat Stanley replaced Schiraldi and he Meu scored two run on the wild Pilch and i Fielding error at first by Bill Buckner. We were one strike away and in i i Tough one to lose said Boston Pilc Bei Bruce Hurst who won the first and fifth games helping the red sox Lake a.34 advantage in the series. We just have to gel them tomorrow. Oil can Boyd can do it he said Clemens who allowed four hits and just one earned run while striking Pul eight in seven innings said he developed a mister during the fifth inning and h bothered him. I Tore it up a Little bit Only Slider and it got a Little tender be said. Then Clemens added now i be got a feeling of what it s like to be one strike away just one strike series from Page 21 Able. This should really help us tomorrow Wilson said. You Don l give up with this Henderson homered in Boston s iwo Nin 10th in Ning As the red sos took a 5-3 Lead and appeared to be on their Way to their first world series title in 68 years. Bul the acts who had to come from a 2-0 deficit to lie this Busl of seven series once before lied in for a second Lime with inc help of three consecutive two out singles inthe 10th that chased reliever Calvin Schiraldi. He had retired the first two batters of the 10th on Fly balls bringing up Gary Carter who singled to hitter Kevin Mitchell a Rookie followed with a single to Center that sent Carter to second Ray Knight whose seventh inning error Cost the mets a run then hit a looping single to Center hat scored Carter an sent Mitchell to third. That was All for Schiraldi and Bob Stanley was brought in. Stanley threw a wild pitch that allowed Mitchell to score the lying run As Knight went 10 second. Knight then scored All the Way from second on Buckner s error that made the mets Only the third team in world series history to be three outs from elimination and escape joining the 1912 red sox and last year s Kan Sas City royals. Henderson s Home run came on an 0-1 count against Winner Rick Aguilera the fourth mels Pitcher and led off the Lola. Henderson has played All of
