<P> The postponement , however , gave Red Sox manager John McNamara another option . Unlike the Mets , who had been using a three - man rotation , the Red Sox had used four starters . Since the rainout extended the series by a day , Game 1 and 5 starter Bruce Hurst received an extra day of rest and would be available to start with three days having passed . Since Hurst had done so well to that point -- after all , he was set to be named World Series MVP before the Mets rallied to win Game 6 -- McNamara chose him over Boyd to start Game 7 . </P>
<P> The postponement , however , gave Red Sox manager John McNamara another option . Unlike the Mets , who had been using a three - man rotation , the Red Sox had used four starters . Since the rainout extended the series by a day , Game 1 and 5 starter Bruce Hurst received an extra day of rest and would be available to start with three days having passed . Since Hurst had done so well to that point -- after all , he was set to be named World Series MVP before the Mets rallied to win Game 6 -- McNamara chose him over Boyd to start Game 7 . </P>
who started game 7 of the 1986 world series
who started game 7 of the 1986 world series
Bruce Hurst
Bruce Hurst