Expos, but general manager Frank Cashen and his Mets staff had accumulated so many strong personalities on the Mets that Carter was muted. When a pitcher needed a lecture, it usually came from Keith Hernandez, making a fist from first base: Settle down...

Carter hit a single to start the famous rally that has become synonymous with the 1986 World Series itself. Rookie Kevin Mitchell, who had replaced slugger Darryl Strawberry thanks to a double switch was next to bat. He followed with a single of his...

By 1986, the team had a truly magical ensemble that led baseball with 108 wins. That team included franchise RBI champ Gary Carter, with 105, as well as golden glove slugger Keith Hernandez, Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, Lenny Dykstra, Ray Knight...

Expos, but General Manager Frank Cashen and his Mets staff had accumulated so many strong personalities on the Mets that Carter was muted. When a pitcher needed a lecture, it usually came from Keith Hernandez, making a fist from first base: Settle down...

The Mets had nobody on base. Carter kept the Mets alive with a single off reliever Calvin Schiraldi, and a pair of singles brought him home. A wild pitch allowed the tying run to score. Then Mookie Wilson hit a grounder that went between the legs of Red...

Carter said he had just one thought in mind: "I wasn't going to make the last out of the World Series." True to his word, he delivered a clean single to left field off Red Sox reliever Calvin Schiraldi. Kevin Mitchell followed with a single and when...

Champions signing bats, balls, and anything else one day. I jumped at the chance to interview them -- Carter especially. I remember being in heaven that afternoon -- joggling my journalistic credibility with my undying love of that team. I interviewed...

There was just never any quit in a lot of guys at the end. Gary was a fighter and that was a big hit. He got jammed but it was still a base hit. The other hits that came after that made for a great story." After Kevin Mitchell singled, Carter crossed...

Click on the years below to navigate through the timeline. Expos catcher Gary Carter is mobbed by admiring fans at camera day prior to a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Montreal. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Bernard Brault, File) An...

All he could think as he stepped to the plate was, "I will not make the last out of a World Series." That spark, that decision to practically will a ball past the infield and to drop into the outfield safely, inspired the next three hitters-- Kevin...

Carter said he had just one thought in mind: "I wasn't going to make the last out of the World Series." True to his word, he delivered a clean single to left field off Red Sox reliever Calvin Schiraldi. Kevin Mitchell followed with a single, and when...

Carter said he had just one thought in mind: "I wasn't going to make the last out of the World Series." True to his word, he delivered a clean single to left field off Red Sox reliever Calvin Schiraldi. Kevin Mitchell followed with a single and when...

Fenway’s Green Monster in the series-tying Game Four. In Game 6, Carter strode to the plate with 2 outs, nobody on, and the Mets down 2 runs in the bottom of the 10th inning. He delivered a sharp single to left field off Calvin Schiraldi to keep hope...

5-3 in the bottom of the 10th inning in Game 6. Carter said he had just one thought in mind: "I wasn't going to make the last out of the World Series." True to his word, he delivered a clean single to left field off Red Sox reliever Calvin Schiraldi. ...

There was no regular shortstop; Brooks, a third baseman, was going to move to short, which left an equally large hole at third base. That August, Cashen had traded Gerald Young, Manny Lee, and Mitch Cook to the Astros for veteran third sacker Ray Knight.

Carter said he had just one thought in mind: “I wasn’t going to make the last out of the World Series.” True to his word, he delivered a clean single to left field off Red Sox reliever Calvin Schiraldi. Kevin Mitchell followed with a single and when...

Carter said he had just one thought in mind: "I wasn't going to make the last out of the World Series." True to his word, he delivered a clean single to left field off Red Sox reliever Calvin Schiraldi. Kevin Mitchell followed with a single, and when...

The Mets were down to their final out. It was over. Up came Carter: he hit a single to keep the season alive. Then Kevin Mitchell hit a single. Then Ray Knight hit a single, and I’ll never forget Carter crossing the plate, and pointing at the on-deck...

Mr. Carter said he had just one thought in mind: "I wasn't going to make the last out of the World Series." True to his word, he singled to left field off Red Sox reliever Calvin Schiraldi. Kevin Mitchell followed with a single. When Ray Knight...