Forty years ago tonight, the New York Mets beat the Boston Red Sox 8-5 at Shea Stadium to win the 1986 World Series. They did it two nights after Mookie Wilson’s ground ball rolled through Bill Buckner’s legs in Game 6, and after falling behind 3-0 early in Game 7.

“Two Outs, Nobody On”

Boston led Game 6 by 5-3 heading into the bottom of the 10th inning on Oct. 25, 1986. Wally Backman and Keith Hernandez made the first two outs.

“Two outs, nobody on,” Mets reliever Roger McDowell said at the team’s 40th anniversary reunion at Citi Field in August, according to MLB.com . “I thought it was over. I thought it was done.”

Gary Carter singled, and so did pinch-hitter Kevin Mitchell. Ray Knight singled in Carter to make it 5-4. Bob Stanley came in to pitch to Wilson and threw a wild pitch that brought Mitchell home with the tying run.…