Holiday Auction Closing December 7 ,2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/7/2019
In 1986, the New York Mets were the kings of Major League Baseball. With a lineup that included Lenny Dykstra, Mookie Wilson, Daryl Strawberry, Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter and Dwight “Doc” Gooden, the Mets improved from a 98–64 record in 1985 to finish the 1986 season with a franchise record 108–54 record, giving them the division title. They went on to defeat the Houston Astros in six games in the NLCS and the American League champion Boston Red Sox in classic seven-game World Series.
Offered is a New York Mets home jersey with the signatures of 33 members of the 1986 World Series Champions. The white jersey with blue pinstripes has blue and orange stripes on the shoulders and on the sides and features the New York Mets logo embroidered on the front in blue with orange borders. The players have signed the jersey in blue marker on the front in two columns. Notable signatures include Mets manager Davey Johnson, Ray Knight (who has inscribed “86 WS MVP” below his signature), Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter, Dwight Gooden, Bud Harrelson, Lenny Dykstra, Kevin Elster, Danny Heep, Terry Leach, Barry Lyons, Mookie Wilson, Ronnie Darling, Howard Johnson and Mel Stottlemyre. This item comes with a STICKER ONLY from PSA/DNA (P14920).