Red Sox come back from a 5-2 deficit with Hoot Evers hitting a walk-off homer with one out in the 9th. Ellis Kinder (1-0) gets the win over Skip Lockwood(0-1). Wayne Garrett had 3 hits for the Mets.
Game 2: New York 13 Boston 3
The Mets offense pounded out 17 hits to support Jerry Koosman's complete game victory. Dave Kingman hit 3 homeruns and drove in 6.
Game 3: New York 8 Boston 7
New York's turn to come from behind as Felix Milan drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 9th. Boston overcame a 5-0 Mets lead but Al Benton couldn't get the 9 out save.
Game 4: Boston 6 New York 3
The Red Sox force a game 5 behind Dizzy Trout's victory. Dick Gernert hit two solo homeruns to pace Boston's offense. Dave Kingman hit two doubles and drove in three for the Mets.
Game 5: New York 9 Boston 4
The Mets are powered by Dave Kingman once again as he hit two homeruns and drove in 5 runs. For the series, Kingman was 10-22 (.455) with 5 homeruns and 16 runs batted in.Boston's Dick Gernert also hit 5 homers in the series but they were all solo shots.
Thanks Chris for a fun series. Good luck in the next round.
--submitted by Kevin Burke-- Click here to view series box scores
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