1986 World Series Bracket
The 1986 MLB postseason exactly as it ran, on one printable page. New York Mets beat the Boston Red Sox in 7 games.
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1986 World Series Bracket
New York Mets won the World Series in 7 games.
American League
League Championship Series
World Series
Champion
New York Mets
National League
League Championship Series
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Every game of the 1986 postseason
20 games played, in the order they happened. The home team is listed second, the way a box score reads.
AL Championship Series · Boston Red Sox v California Angels
- Game 1Oct 7California Angels8atBoston Red Sox1
- Game 2Oct 8California Angels2atBoston Red Sox9
- Game 3Oct 10Boston Red Sox3atCalifornia Angels5
- Game 4Oct 11Boston Red Sox3atCalifornia Angels4
- Game 5Oct 12Boston Red Sox7atCalifornia Angels6
- Game 6Oct 14California Angels4atBoston Red Sox10
- Game 7Oct 15California Angels1atBoston Red Sox8
NL Championship Series · Houston Astros v New York Mets
- Game 1Oct 8New York Mets0atHouston Astros1
- Game 2Oct 9New York Mets5atHouston Astros1
- Game 3Oct 11Houston Astros5atNew York Mets6
- Game 4Oct 12Houston Astros3atNew York Mets1
- Game 5Oct 14Houston Astros1atNew York Mets2
- Game 6Oct 15New York Mets7atHouston Astros6
World Series · New York Mets v Boston Red Sox
- Game 1Oct 18Boston Red Sox1atNew York Mets0
- Game 2Oct 19Boston Red Sox9atNew York Mets3
- Game 3Oct 21New York Mets7atBoston Red Sox1
- Game 4Oct 22New York Mets6atBoston Red Sox2
- Game 5Oct 23New York Mets2atBoston Red Sox4
- Game 6Oct 25Boston Red Sox5atNew York Mets6
- Game 7Oct 27Boston Red Sox5atNew York Mets8
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How this bracket works
In 1986 the postseason was two League Championship Series and the World Series.
Every series above is drawn from the league’s own postseason record: the teams, the order they played in, and the games each side won. The club that hosted Game 1 is on the top line of its matchup, because that is the one piece of seeding the record actually proves.
Printed landscape on one sheet, with the American League on the left and the National League on the right. The 84th World Series sits in the middle.
If you are here to settle an argument: the number beside each team is games won, so 4-3 is a seven-game series. A game called as a tie counts as played and is credited to nobody, which is why a handful of early World Series ran longer than their best-of-seven.
Questions people ask
Who won the 1986 World Series?
New York Mets won it in 7 games, beating the Boston Red Sox. The series score and every round that led to it are on the bracket above, and it prints on one page.
Can I print the 1986 World Series bracket?
Yes, and it is free. Press "Print this bracket": the bracket prints landscape on a single page with no navigation and no browser header, because the page margin is set to zero. No account, no watermark.
What were the scores of every 1986 postseason game?
Every game is listed under the bracket, series by series, in the order it was played, with both scores and the home team second. It prints with the bracket by default, on a fresh page after it, and the "Every game" switch turns it off if you want the bracket on its own.
What was the playoff format in 1986?
1986 ran a League Championship Series in each league and then the World Series. The Division Series did not exist until 1995.
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