Winter 2020 Catalog Auction Ending Feb 22
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2020
Presented is a full ticket for the 1986 World Series Game 5 featuring the New York Mets vs. the Boston Red Sox, played October 23, 1986 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox struck first in the second when Dave Henderson doubled with one out off of Dwight Gooden and scored on Spike Owen's sacrifice fly. Dwight Evans's RBI single next inning with two on made it 2–0 Red Sox. In the fifth, Jim Rice hit a leadoff triple and scored on Don Baylor's single. After Evans singled, Sid Fernandez relieved Gooden and allowed an RBI double to Henderson. Bruce Hurst pitched 7 1/3 shutout innings before Tim Teufel's home run in the eighth put the Mets on the board. In the ninth, Mookie Wilson doubled with two outs and scored on Rafael Santana's single before Hurst struck out Lenny Dykstra to end the game as the Red Sox's 4–2 victory gave them a 3–2 series lead heading back to New York. But we all know how that turned out, right? This item has been encapsulated and authenticated by PSA (42299244) and is graded GEM MT 10.