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Hopefully, you didn't cheat by checking out Page 2's complete recap of the 1986 NLCS.

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Here are the answers to our trivia quiz. Score yourself on the honor system:

1. How many runs were scored in the decisive 16th inning of Game 6 of the '86 NLCS?
Answer: Five; three by the Mets and two by the Astros.

2. Which Astros player struck out with the tying run on first base in the bottom of the 16th to end the series?
Answer: Kevin Bass stuck out with Glenn Davis on first base and the Astros trailing 7-6.

3. Which two current big-league managers appeared in the '86 NLCS for Houston?
Answer: Phil Garner (Tigers), Davey Lopes (Brewers)

Jesse Orosco
Orosco
4. Who is the only player who took part in the '86 NLCS who was on a big-league roster this season?
Answer: Jesse Orosco, Dodgers

5. Who pitched the most innings in the '86 NLCS?
Answer: Mike Scott. He threw 18 innings in complete-game wins in Games 1 and 4, giving up just one run.

Mike Scott
Scott
6. Who was the only Mets player other than Darryl Strawberry to hit a home run in the series?
Answer: Lenny Dykstra, who hit a game-winning two-run homer off Dave Smith in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 3.

7. Which pitcher, who also appeared in the '84 World Series with Detroit, took the loss in the Mets' series-clinching victory in Game 6?
Answer: Aurelio Lopez

8. Who was the only hitter in the '86 NLCS with a double-digit strikeout total?
Answer: Darryl Strawberry with 12 Ks in 22 at-bats.

9. How many total pichers appeared in Game 6 of the '86 NLCS?
Answer: Nine: Bobby Ojeda, Rick Aguilera, Roger McDowell and Jesse Orosco for the Mets; Bob Knepper, Dave Smith, Larry Andersen, Aurelio Lopez and Jeff Calhoun for the Astros.

10. Who was the only pitcher to throw more than nine innings in a single game in the series?
Answer: Dwight Gooden, who pitched 10 innings of one-run baseball in the Mets' 2-1 victory in Game 5.




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