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Charles Ray Knight (born December 28, 1952) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder best remembered for his time with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets.
The World Series MVP was awarded to Ray Knight, who led the Mets' regulars with nine hits and a .393 average in the series. He also recorded five runs batted in, second to Gary Carter 's nine. Marty Barrett , in a losing effort, recorded 13 hits — tying the single World Series record [28] — and a .433 average.
The game went scoreless through the fifteenth, then in the top of the sixteenth, Darryl Strawberry doubled to lead off against López, followed by Ray Knight's single that scored Strawberry to put the Mets in the lead for good.
Ray Knight, 1986; NLCS MVP Award See: National League Championship Series#NLCS results (1969–present) (Series MVP column) Mike Hampton, 2000; Daniel Murphy, 2015; Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award Note: This was re-named the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award in 2002. Jon Matlack, 1975 (shared with Bill Madlock)
However, the Astros struck back against reliever Rick Aguilera in the top of the seventh as a throwing error by Ray Knight led to an unearned run that came home when Denny Walling's fielder's choice scored Doran for a 5–4 lead. Knight's gaffe was the only error committed by the Mets in the series.
As a result, the ball rolled beside his glove, through his legs, and into right field, allowing Ray Knight to score the winning run from second base. [8] Had Buckner fielded the ball with Wilson safe at first, the score would have remained tied for the next Mets batter.
New York Mets all-time roster. Below is an alphabetical list of every player that has played for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball since the franchise's inception in 1962. Included are the seasons in which they played for the Mets and their primary position (s).
After winning the World Series in 1986 the Mets declined to re-sign World Series MVP Ray Knight, who then signed with the Baltimore Orioles. They also traded the flexible Kevin Mitchell to the Padres for long-ball threat Kevin McReynolds. Perhaps the greatest shock since the Midnight Massacre of 1977 was when Mets' ace Dwight Gooden was ...
Ray Knight, who had left the bases full three times already, came through with an RBI double to make it 12–11. The Mets would tack on four more runs in the 19th to go up 16–11. The Mets then called in Ron Darling, the seventh Mets pitcher, to close it out. Darling would allow two unearned runs before finally recording the final out, a ...
However, the Mets scored three runs, tying the game on a wild pitch from Bob Stanley and winning it when Boston first baseman Bill Buckner allowed a ground ball hit by the Mets' Mookie Wilson to roll through his legs, scoring Ray Knight from second base. In the seventh game, the Red Sox took an early 3–0 lead, only to lose, 8–5.