In 1984, Montreal Expos star catcher, Gary Carter, was traded to the Mets for Hubie Brooks and three other players. In his first game as a Met and in the first game of the 1985 season, Carter pumped a game winning, 10th inning home run over the left field against the Cardinals wall at Shea.
     Although they fell just short in 1985, in 1986, led by Carter, the Mets would be second to none. During the 1986 season, Carter hit 24 homeruns and drove in 105 runs. In the 14th inning of Game 6 of the NLSC, Carter had a game tying RBI, which later helped the Mets win the 16 inning slugfest.
     In Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, Carter tied the game at 3-3 in the eighth inning. Later in the tenth inning of that game, with the Mets down to their last out, Carter hit the single that started the most dramatic comeback in the history of baseball. In Game 7, Carter drove in the game tying run and led the Mets to their second World Series Championship.

Individual Season Stats:

Year  G    AB   R   H    2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO  SB  Avg.  TB  Slg.
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1985  149  555  83  156  17  1   32  100  69  46  1  .281  271  .488 
1986  132  490  81  125  14  2   24  105  62  63  1  .255  215  .439 
1987  139  523  55  123  18  2   20  83   42  73  0  .235  205  .392 
1988  130  455  39  110  16  2   11  46   34  52  0  .242  163  .358 
1989  50   153  14  28   8   0   2   15   12  15  0  .183  42   .275 

Career Stats With the Mets:

Year    G    AB    R   H    2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO  SB  Avg.  TB  Slg.
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Totals  600  2176  272 542  73  7   89  349  208 249  2  .249  896 .412