New York Mets 1986 World Series Trivia Answers

Here are the answers to the 1986 World Series New York Mets Trivia Questions. Let me know how you did?

1) John McNamara was the Red Sox Manager

2) The TV announcing team was Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola

3) The Future Hall of Famer who played for the Red Sox during the year but was not on the World Series roster was some guy named Tom Seaver

4)  The Met who hit two home runs was Gary Carter

5) The winning pitcher for the Mets in Game 7 was Roger McDowell, but all Met fans remember the star pitcher for the Mets in Game 7 was Sid Fernandez

6) The Actress who sang Game 1 of the 1986 World Series was Glenn Close....Interesting choice back then. Didn't even know she sang.

7) The Boston politician who threw out the ball in Game 3 was Tip O'Neil the man who gave us the quote, 'All Politics is Local'

8) The Hall of Famer who threw out the ball in Game 5 was some guy named Ted Williams

9) Darryl Strawberry had one home run in the series and one RBI.

10) Gary Carter had 8 RBI's--four more than any other Met

11) The Red Sox Second Baseman Marty Barrett had a great series hitting. 433

12) The Red Sox had zero stolen bases in the entire series

13) The two Mets with three steals a piece were Darryl Strawberry and Mookie Wilson

14) The Singing Legend who sang the National Anthem in Game 2 was Billy Joel

15) Ray Knight was the MVP of the World Series

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1986 Mets and Red Sox World Series Trivia

Many of you liked the Game 6, 1986 World Series trivia contest. How well do you remember the rest of that epic 1986 World Series. Here are fifteen trivia questions about the 1986 World Series--no cheating. You'll have to wait till tomorrow to get the answers.

1) Who was the Red Sox Manager?

2) What was the announcing team that covered the series for NBC?

3) What future Hall of Fame pitcher was on the Red Sox roster during the year but did not participate in the World Series? Hint: Lot of irony in that answer

4) What Met hit two home runs in Game 4 to help back up the clutch pitching of Ron Darling?

5) Who was the winning pitcher in Game 7 of the Series?

6) What famous actress (then and now) sang the National Anthem in Game One at Shea Stadium?

7) What legendary Boston politician threw out the first ball in Game Three of the Series?

8) Which Hall of Famer threw out the first ball in Game Five of the Series at Fenway?

9) How many home runs and RBI's did Darryl Strawberry have in the World Series?

10) What Met led the team in RBI's in the Series with four more than anybody else on the team?

11) What Red Sox played in all seven games and hit .433 for the Series?

12) How many Stolen Bases did the Red Sox have in the Series?

13) What two Mets both had three stolen bases each in the Series?

14) What musical legend associated with New York sang the National Anthem in Game 2 of the Series at Shea Stadium?

15) Who was the World Series MVP?