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1986 Mets Information Guide: 25th Season
The Mets went over the top to celebrate their silver anniversary, gifting themselves some serious bling. Doc Gooden, the previous season’s Cy Young Award winner, led the team to their second-ever Worl ...
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An Untouchable Record
On August 24, 1992, Dwight Gooden clubbed a two-run home run to help his own cause in a 4-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on the road. It was Gooden’s fifth career home run. After hitting two in 1 ...
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Another Winning Team: 1989 Mets Yearbook
The Mets extended their winning-season streak into 1989, finishing 87-75 and second in the division. Howard Johnson broke out in an All-Star season, leading the Mets with 36 longballs. He also scored ...
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Continued Success: 1988 Mets Yearbook
The Mets stayed hot in 1988, notching 100 wins for the second time in three seasons. Darryl Strawberry led the league in home runs, while David Cone posted a 20-3 record for an MLB-best .870 win-loss ...
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Doc Celebrates The Franchise’s Induction
At the 1992 Hall of Fame Game, the Mets faced off with the Chicago White Sox. Though injured at the time, Mets pitcher Doc Gooden made sure he checked in with his childhood idol and new National Baseb ...
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Doc’s Focus
As an 18-year-old minor leaguer, Dwight Gooden was terrified of pitching inside for fear of hitting a batter in the head as he did in high school. A pitching coach helped him get over the fear and lea ...
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Doctor Slugger
Everyone knows that Dwight Gooden was an outstanding pitcher, but he was also a great hitter! In 1992, Gooden had 19 hits — including three doubles, a triple and a home run — on his way to earning the ...
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Dr. K Calls a Meeting
Dwight Gooden and catcher Todd Hundley talked strategy during a game. Hundley and the rest of the Mets catchers caught a lot of Doc’s strikeouts — he had 46 double-digit strikeout games playing for Ne ...
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Dr. K Will See You Now: Dwight Gooden
This toy immortalizes a straight-up prodigy. Dwight Gooden was named NL Rookie of the Year and Cy Young runner-up in 1984, then seized the NL Cy Young Award in 1985 — all before his 21st birthday. Tho ...
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Dwight Gooden Mets Hall of Fame Plaque
Nineteen-year-old Dwight “Doc” Gooden debuted with the Mets in 1984 and promptly set the baseball world on fire. He led the league in strikeouts and was named NL Rookie of the Year. In his sophomore T ...