This date in ’86: Those lucky Mets – Mets Blog – ESPN New York

Continuing Mark Simon’s look back..an excerpt

In the history of postseason play, which dates back to 1903, only two teams have won a postseason series in which they finished with an OPS below .500.

One is the 1918 Red Sox, a team most famous for being the last to win the World Series before the Curse of the Bambino set in. That team played in what was known as the Dead Ball Era, the pre-1920 days when home runs were a rarity and the game’s shape was considerably different from modern day baseball.

The other is the 1986 Mets

via This date in ’86: Those lucky Mets – Mets Blog – ESPN New York.