European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 29,1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports amazing mets take series with 8-5 win from Page 1 Days rest he worked six innings and gave up three runs on seven hits in game s 01 the american league playoffs against California. The red sox won thai game 7-6 in ii innings to begin a comeback from a 3-Gamcs-Lo-l deficit. And thus continued the sad Saga of the red son losers of four straight seven game world series 1946, 1967, 1975 and 1986. They have not won a series since 1918. When babe Ruth was still with the club. In game 6, they were one out away from winning it All leading 5-3 with two outs in the 10th. But the mets came Back to score three runs on three straight hits a wild pitch and an error by first baseman Bill Buckner. Knight s Homer came off Cal Vin Schiraldi the loser in game 6, who had come in to Star the seventh for Hurst. After Knight s Homer the i Ullh of the world series but the n Rel by a Home team player Lenny Dykstra batted for Kevin Mitch Hernandez Ell and singled to right. He went to second on a wild Pilch on ? Pil Choul and Rafael Santana singled Down the first base line to Send him Home. Pitcher Roger Mcdowell sacrificed Santana to Sec Ond and Joe Sambito came in to Pilch for Boston. He walked cookie Wilson intentionally then walked ally Backman to Load the bases. Hernandez followed with a sacrifice Fly to Center thai chased Sambito and Bob Stanley Gol Gary Carter to ground out. The mets led 6-3, and were on their Way. Dwight Evans and gedman hit consecutive homers in the second inning and Boston jumped to a 3-0 Lead off Ron Darling. The mils finally Gollo Hurst in the sixth inning hurs had retired 11 in a Row and had allowed Only one hit when the mets sent up Lee Mazzilli to Pinch Hil with one out. Mazzilli who had singled and scored the lying run in the never say die mets High la inning of game 6, singled and Wilson followed with a single that sent him to second. Hurst then walked Tim Teufel to Load the bases bring ing up Hernandez who had Only one rib in the previous six games. Bui Hernandez hit a slicing liner into left Cen Ter scoring two runs and sending Teufel 10 third. Backman then came in to run for to Jacl and Carter hit a Looper into right that Evans made a dive for. But could t Field cleanly. Backman scored easily bul when Evans rolled Over the Ball Hernandez could t Tell if Thad been caught and held up near first. That gave Evans Lime to throw him out at second. Strawberry then lined out to shallow left for the third out but the score was 3-3, and the acts master of no decisions. Darling was off the Hook. During the season he had 13 no decision starts and a 15-6 record. Hurst who came out for a Pinch hitter in the seventh worked six innings giving up three runs on four hits. The Winner of games 1 and 5, he worked a total of 23 innings in the series giving up five Runson Ishizu. When right hander Darling gave up the Homer to Evans to Lead off the second it ended a wring of 15 consecutive innings in three world series so arts during which he had not Given up a n earned run. Gedman followed by launching a shot toward the Wall in right censer and it hit off Strawberry s Glove before falling Over the Fence for another Homer. It was the Lola time in world series history that play ers had hit consecutive homers. The last time was in 1981in game 5 when Pedro Guerrero and Steve Yeager did ii for los Angeles is. The new York Yankees. Obviously shaken by the two homers Darling walked the next Hitler Henderson and one out later Hurst sacrificed him to second. Wade Boggs hit a 2-2 filth up the Middle past the outstretched Glove of the diving Santana at shortstop and Henderson scored fora 3-0 Lead. Barrett followed with a bunt single for his 13th Hil of the series lying the record for a seven game series Al ready held jointly by the St Louis cardinals Lou Brock 1968 and the new York Yankees Bobby Richardson 1964 the acts 108 regular season wins were the most by mets us Mizilli and Nokle Wilbon celebrate lifter scoring new York s first two runs in the 6th inning. Any National league team since the 1909 Pittsburgh pirates won 109. The mets look Over the division Lead for Good on april 23, by july i they led the division by 10 games before clinching inc no East on sept. 17, 21w games ahead of Philadelphia. We were destined for this moment new York a Mission accomplished. This in what we be been striving for All year. We re there Catcher Gary car Ter shouted in the new York locker rooms his teammates sprayed themselves with Champagne to celebrate their world series championship. Mets poured bubbly Down their throats Down heir backs and Over their Heads in wild Celebration of their 8-5 Vic tory Over the Boston red sox in game 7 monday night. It s just a thrill. There was no giving up Carter said. The mels second world series championship in their 25-year history fulfils a destiny they Felt was theirs from the first Day of Spring training. It was just meant to be Carter said. We were destined for this moment. I Don t have enough adjectives to explain it. We be put together a great season 108 victories. We got Down so Many times but we always came Back. I spent 12 years in the major leagues and it s finally All fulfilled the mels were Down 3-0 Early in the game but battled Back to lie it in in sixth and go ahead in the seventh on a Homer by Ray Knight. Darryl Strawberry also Hil a lowering Nomer to right id Lead off the eighth. It does t get any better than Ihu manager Davey Johnson said. We deserve it. We had the Best re Cord in baseball. We should be champions. Boston is a great baseball team bul the Good Guys won. This is what we were sweating Lor 1 he said. This has to be the greatest met team of All Lime said mets first baseman Keith Hernandez who drove in three runs. Tonight i raid to myself if i gel a Chance with men on base i m Gonna do it. 1 had great  Strawberry Pul aside his Day old feud with Johnson Over being pulled late in came 6 and said he was Jual Happy to be celebrating the championship. He even doused mayor de Koch with Champagne and planted a kiss on his talk head. I just glad to be part of this Strawberry said. This is what we i m dub see mets on Page 23 Morris giants hold off redskins 27-20 East Rutherford . A Joe Morris rushed for 181 Yards and two touchdowns including a 13-Yard sweep of right end for the winning Points with 138 to play As the new York giant Defeated the Washington redskins 27-20 monday night. Morris who carried 31 times Fol Lowed big blocks by Chris Godfrey and Maurice Carthon and sidestepped the frail 5 Yards into the end zone. It capped a 10-play, 81-Yard drive with moms carrying five times for 66 Yards. Tie Victory give new York a 6-2 Mark and put the giants in a first place tie with Washington and Dalta. It also Noll fed a Greet comeback for Washington and outstanding performances by quarterback Jay Schroeder who completed 23 of 40 passes for 420 Yards and wide receiver Gary Clark who had 11 receptions for 241 Yards. However Schroeder missed on his last attempt after driving the redskins to the giants 3 s in the final minute. The redskins rallied for 17 straight second half Points against the nil s Best rated defense to tie the game 20-20 on a 29-Yard Field goal by Max be Odyjas with 4 20 to go. The Field goal like a the re Dikio Points in the rally was it up by a Bur Tobii time a was a 47-Yard pan a Schroeder to an Monk. In the third Quarter the giants defense blew a deep coverage and Schroeder hit Clark on a 42-Yard touchdown Pasa on third and 19. On Washington s previous series Schroeder Hil Ricky Sanders on a 71-Yard pass by to the new York i set Ling up a touchdown run by George Rugen. The giants had opened a 20-3 Lead Midway through the third Quarter As i Legre booted Field goals of 37 and 44 Yards. Morris scored on an 1-Yard run and Phi sir Gnu hit Bobby Johnson on a 30-Yard scoring pass. The a was the Redskin third straight in Gisoti stadium. Midway throw the third period the redskins offence scored fast of two big plays. Trailing 20-3, Schroeder connected with Sanders another former uhf player on a 71-Yard pan after git or cornerback Mirk Collins seemed to trip on the play leaving Sanders wide on Rogers scored on the next play. A Washington dosed to 20-17 on its to Possession after getting to mid Fidd of 15-Yard personal foul against the giant to Pepper Johnson. They moved to the new York 33 on att " a a to Clark bt4a second Down net Nee Taylor bad Washington at late new York 411 Fenie blew coverage and str Mcdee Clark. A alone it the 5, and dark i into the end zone for the score