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?
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Answers to New York Mets Game 6, 1986 World Series Trivia
Ready for the answers from the 1986 Game 6 World Series Mets/Red Sox Trivia.
1) The person who said that quote about David Henderson was the great Vin Scully
2) The only Met in the game with multiple hits was World Series MVP Ray Knight. His second hit was one of the most clutch in New York Met history with two strikes in the bottom of the tenth
3) Three Red Sox had three hits in the game. One was not a surprise, the other two were. The non-surprise was Wade Boggs. The two surprises were second baseman Marty Barrett and shortstop, Spike Owen. That meant the Red Sox infield had nine hits in the game (First Baseman Bill Buckner was hitless--tough game all around for Buckner)
4) The Met player who led off the tenth with an out was Wally Backman
5) Dave Stapleton was the normal replacement for Bill Buckner at first base
6) Bruce Hurst of the Red Sox was likely to be the World Series MVP if the Red Sox won in six games
7) Rick Aguilera was the winning pitcher despite giving up two runs in the top of the tenth
8) The legendary singer who sang the National Anthem before Game 6 was Paul Simon
Stay tuned for more Mets trivia.
1) The person who said that quote about David Henderson was the great Vin Scully
2) The only Met in the game with multiple hits was World Series MVP Ray Knight. His second hit was one of the most clutch in New York Met history with two strikes in the bottom of the tenth
3) Three Red Sox had three hits in the game. One was not a surprise, the other two were. The non-surprise was Wade Boggs. The two surprises were second baseman Marty Barrett and shortstop, Spike Owen. That meant the Red Sox infield had nine hits in the game (First Baseman Bill Buckner was hitless--tough game all around for Buckner)
4) The Met player who led off the tenth with an out was Wally Backman
5) Dave Stapleton was the normal replacement for Bill Buckner at first base
6) Bruce Hurst of the Red Sox was likely to be the World Series MVP if the Red Sox won in six games
7) Rick Aguilera was the winning pitcher despite giving up two runs in the top of the tenth
8) The legendary singer who sang the National Anthem before Game 6 was Paul Simon
Stay tuned for more Mets trivia.
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