Not absolutely certain, but its either in reference to bruce hurst, 1986 world series mvp or george hurst, cofounder of hurstcampbell which is known today as hurst performance inc. Bruce hurst center sat with dejected red sox teammates wade boggs and al nipper as the 1986 world series slipped away. Rene lachemanns sons, then teenagers, were in the red sox clubhouse that night in new york when the sox were one strike away from winning their first world series since 1918. Madison bumgarner, bruce hurst, and the shortest world series. Game 6 in shea stadium is a postseason classic that rests in mets and mlb lore. The dh had been used in both the al and nl park in the world series in even years from 1976 through 1985, until the rule was changed by commissioner peter ueberroth late in the 1986 season to follow the rule of the home park starting with the 86 world series. Their starting pitching was strong led by 24game winner roger clemens, who would eventually be named the cy young and mvp award winners in the al. Bruce hurst society for american baseball research. Madison bumgarner, bruce hurst, and the shortest world series mvp in history. Jul 15, 2019 the sox got off to a 20 lead in the series after bruce hurst and roger clemens beat darling and gooden. Hurst has won two games for the boston red sox, pitching 17 innings while allowing two.
The mets entered the world series as big favorites, having won 108 games during the regular season. What looked to be a marquee matchup in game 2 between the mets dwight gooden the nl rookie of the year from 1984 and the nl cy young award winner from 1985 and red sox roger clemens the new phenom du jour after winning the 1986 al cy young award fizzled out in the early innings. The sox got off to a 20 lead in the series after bruce hurst and roger clemens beat darling and gooden. The 1986 boston red sox really were losers bleacher report. For the new york mets, it was a glorious comeback and a fitting championship finish to a remarkable season. Bruce vee hurst, mlb, major league baseball pitcher for the boston red sox named 1986 world series mvp prior to the new york mets miraculous comeback. He is best remembered for his performance for the boston red sox in the 1986 postseason, named 1986 world series mvp prior to. Bruce hurst would have been named the world series most valuable player if the red sox had held on. After the emotional rollercoaster of game 6 and a rainout the day after, the sox jumped out to a 30 lead in game 7 against ron darling.
Since hurst had done so well to that point after all, he was set to be named world series mvp before the mets rallied to win game 6. Madison bumgarner has put the giants in a position to win a world series with two absolutely dominant performances in games 1 and 5. The 1986 world series pitted the new york mets against the boston red sox. The 1986 boston red sox really were losers bleacher. Bruce vee hurst born march 24, 1958 is a former major league baseball lefthanded starting pitcher. Counting down the 1986 mets top 10 postseason highlights.
They got a complete game from bruce hurst to win game 5, giving themselves a 32 series lead and putting them just nine innings away from. Statistics is included to allow nonenglish speakers to find our pages. Check out stats on every major league baseball world series mvp winner since 1911 on. Sportsblog all funked up game 6 of the 1986 world series. Oct 29, 2014 in 1986, boston red sox lefthander bruce hurst put up a similar performance in games 1 and 5, and was ticketed for history as the world series mvp in bostons first world series title since 1918. Nbc displayed a graphic naming sox player bruce hurst as world series mvp, and shea stadiums scoreboard congratulated the red sox as world champions. Glancing over the wpa numbers for 1960, it doesnt look like law would be the natural mvp choice. New york bruce hurst, the mickey lolich of the 1986 world series, rates as a leading candidate for mvp.
After all, the writers voted bruce hurst of the red sox the mvp of the 1986 world series in the middle of the 10th inning of game six. The bruce hurst world series stats seen below include his world series yearbyyear. He won two games in the world series, including a 10 masterpiece in game 1. World series 1986 team siege regular season new york mets 4 deutsch wikipedia. From unsung heroes like bruce hurst, rich gedman, marty barrett, wally backman, danny heep, and roger mcdowell, to stars like roger clemens, jim. Its easy to forget that the red sox had a lead in game 7. Madison bumgarner, bruce hurst, and the shortest world. Jul 23, 2009 the 1986 boston red sox were within one strike of winning the world series on three consecutive batters, and each time, the result was a single. He is best remembered for his performance for the boston red sox in the 1986 postseason, named 1986 world series mvp prior to the new york mets miraculous comeback in game 6 of the world series. Jan 23, 2020 the 1986 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1986 season. World series performance that preemptively won him the 1986 ws mvp. Defensive regression analysis data used here was obtained with permission from michael humphreys, author of wizardry. The 1986 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1986 season.
In 1986, boston red sox lefthander bruce hurst put up a similar performance in games 1 and 5, and was ticketed for history as the world series mvp in bostons first world series title since 1918. In that game, bruce hurst of the red sox was prematurely announced as mvp of the world series. And when the bats of wade boggs, jim rice, dwight evans and dave henderson pummeled dwight gooden for a 93 victory in game two, the fenway faithful began to sense that their 68 year wait for a world series championship, may soon be over. In 2011, mlb network ranked this as the third greatest game of the preceding fifty years. They jumped on mets starter ron darling for three runs in the top of the second inning, but bruce hurst gave the. Hurst was selected by the red sox with the 22nd overall pick in the 1976 major. Bruce hurst career major league baseball statistics and. Career baseball statistics for bruce hurst, plus bio information, awards and more. He is best remembered for his performance for the boston red sox in the 1986 postseason, named 1986 world series mvp prior to the new york mets miraculous comeback in game 6 of the world series boston red sox.
And before that play happened, bruce hurst had already been voted most valuable player of the 1986 world series. I loved playing there, said southpaw bruce hurst, who hurled for the boston red sox from 1980 to 1988 before signing as a free agent with the san diego padres. However, a strong finish helped win him the series mvp. Game 7 monday, october 27, 1986 at shea stadium in queens, new york. The gritty play of eventual alcs mvp marty barrett and rich gedman.
For the boston red sox, it was one strike away from glory. The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is ed by retrosheet. Game 1 of the 1986 world series pitted lefty bruce hurst going. The new york mets won the 86 world series fueled by cocaine. Game 6 of the 1986 world series has been talked about so much over the years that game 7 is largely forgotten. Hurst was three years removed from an impressive 20, 1. Nfl buffalo bills bruce smith collector pin series mvp premier edition ace 1st. They jumped on mets starter ron darling for three runs in the top of the second inning, but bruce hurst gave the runs back in the bottom of the sixth. Dec 09, 2003 orlando, florida, usa former major league baseball pitcher frank viola, right, and his wife kathy, left, and his wife kathy stand with one of their horses in front of their. Hurst was the red soxs starting pitcher in game 7 which was pushed back a day due to rain even though dennis oil can boyd was originally supposed to start. Roger clemens got the mvp and cy young award in 1986. Ray knight started off slow for the new york mets in the 1986 world series. Those 108 wins did them little good in game 1, however, as red sox starter bruce hurst pitched eight scoreless innings, and boston took the opener 10 on an unearned run.
Nfl buffalo bills bruce smith collector pin series mvp 1st edition aceaa2. Things looked promising for boston in the beginning. Dennis oil can boyd added 16 wins while bruce hurst won games and had a 2. The 1986 boston red sox were within one strike of winning the world series on three consecutive batters, and each time, the result was a single. Hurst would have been named mvp of the series had the sox held on to win. Bruce hurst was set to be named the world series mvp minutes before the mets comeback. He is best remembered for his brilliant performance for the boston red sox in the 1986 postseason. Mlb awards world series mvp major league baseball espn.
New york stormed back to tie the series at 22 but fell in game five to give boston a 32 lead. In 1986, despite spending six midsummer weeks on the disabled list with a pulled groin, hurst posted a 2. Game 1 opened with both teams going neck and neck down the stretch with bostons bruce hurst topping new yorks ron darling and roger mcdowell for the 10. The score in game 6 stood at 33 after nine innings. Catching up with bruce hurst, the series mvp who wasnt the. Is bill buckner to blame for red sox losing 1986 world series mlb. The 1986 world series featured the major leagues best team, the new york mets 10854, who were seeking their second title in franchise history against the boston red sox 9566, who were making their first appearance since 1975 and seeking their first world series title since 1918. The 1986 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1986. Bobby richardson of the 1960 new york yankees is still the only world series mvp from a losing team. If the red sox had hung on to win that memorable fall classic against the mets, hurst would have been the mvp. The gritty play of alcs mvp marty barrett and rich gedman. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball databank. The 83rd edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the national league nl champion new york mets and the american league al champion boston red sox.