{"id":472261,"date":"2022-07-09T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-09T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/keith-hernandezs-top-mets-moments-no-1-eighty-sixing-the-sox\/"},"modified":"2022-07-09T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-09T12:00:00","slug":"keith-hernandezs-top-mets-moments-no-1-eighty-sixing-the-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/keith-hernandezs-top-mets-moments-no-1-eighty-sixing-the-sox\/","title":{"rendered":"#Keith Hernandez\u2019s top Mets moments, No. 1: Eighty-sixing the Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33e25c4281f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33e25c4281f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/keith-hernandezs-top-mets-moments-no-1-eighty-sixing-the-sox\/#%E2%80%9CKeith_Hernandezs_top_Mets_moments_No_1_Eighty-sixing_the_Sox%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Keith Hernandez\u2019s top Mets moments, No. 1: Eighty-sixing the Sox&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/keith-hernandezs-top-mets-moments-no-1-eighty-sixing-the-sox\/#No_1_Eighty-sixing_the_Sox\" >No. 1: Eighty-sixing the Sox<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CKeith_Hernandezs_top_Mets_moments_No_1_Eighty-sixing_the_Sox%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Keith Hernandez\u2019s top Mets moments, No. 1: Eighty-sixing the Sox&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>World <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> champion and beloved SNY analyst Keith Hernandez will have his No. 17 retired by the Mets on Saturday, becoming just the fourth player, plus managers Casey Stengel and Gil Hodges, in the history of the franchise to be bestowed that honor. This is the last of a 10-part daily countdown of Hernandez\u2019s greatest moments and accomplishments following his 1983 arrival in Flushing.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_1_Eighty-sixing_the_Sox\"><\/span>No. 1: Eighty-sixing the Sox<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Much of Keith Hernandez\u2019s importance to the 1986 Mets was because he\u2019d been there before, but even No. 17 was thinking \u201cyou have to be kidding me\u201d while in the on-deck circle in the sixth inning of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> 7 of the World Series against the Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p>Four years after driving in the tying runs for the Cardinals in the sixth inning of their championship clincher against the Brewers, Hernandez delivered another key two-run single off Boston\u2019s Bruce Hurst before the Mets tied the score in the sixth inning of their 8-5 win in Game 7 of the 1986 Fall Classic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat was so ironic about it was I\u2019d had the same situation in \u201982 against Milwaukee off of Bob McClure, another left-hander,\u201d Hernandez told The Post last week. \u201cI had to get a base hit, and I tied it up, and George Hendrick followed with a single to put us ahead.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Keith-Hernandez-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Keith Hernandez and his Mets celebrate after beating the Red Sox in the World Series in 1986.\" class=\"wp-image-22986308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Keith-Hernandez-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Keith-Hernandez-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Keith-Hernandez-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Keith Hernandez and his Mets celebrate after beating the Red Sox in the World Series in 1986.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy hit against Hurst got us within one, and [Gary] Carter drove in the next run [with a groundout]. But it was nearly the identical situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After superstitiously watching the Mets\u2019 miraculous 10th-inning uprising two nights earlier in Game 6 from manager Davey Johnson\u2019s office, the All-Star first baseman came through in Game 7, which had been postponed a day by rain.<\/p>\n<p>Boston had grabbed a 3-0 lead in the second inning on homers by Dwight Evans and Rich Gedman off Mets starter Ron Darling. Sid Fernandez came in and slammed the door with four strikeouts over 2 \u00b9\/\u2083 scoreless relief innings, but Hurst maintained his shutout bid into the sixth.<\/p>\n<p>One-out singles by pinch-hitter Lee Mazzilli and Mookie Wilson and a walk to Tim Teufel loaded the bases for Hernandez, who lined an 0-1 pitch to center to make the score 3-2. Carter\u2019s groundout, homers by World Series MVP Ray Knight and Darryl Strawberry and an RBI single by closer Jesse Orosco provided most of the winning margin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMcClure had pitched around Gene Tenace and walked him on a 3-2 curveball to get to me in \u201982. And Hurst pitched carefully to Teufel and walked him on a curveball,\u201d recalled Hernandez, who added a sacrifice fly in the seventh. \u201cI was in the on-deck circle thinking you have to be kidding me. It\u2019s my second World Series, also Game 7, the same scenario.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHurst led me off with a curveball, but I knew he\u2019d come back in with a fastball. I felt like all I needed was a single to get us back in the game. I just was looking to hit a line drive, but I knew he was going to come back in on me. 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