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"Dwight Gooden" - 37 Total Result(s)
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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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Air Gooden: Dwight Gooden Game-Used Cleats
Dwight Gooden left no doubt as to the provenance of these blue and black Nike cleats, writing “’86 Game Used” next to his autograph. Gooden wore these cleats as he posted 17 wins and led the Mets to t ...
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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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Child’s Play: Gooden ASG Baseball
At just 19 years of age, Dwight Gooden became the youngest pitcher to ever toe the rubber at an All-Star Game when he tossed two innings of one-hit baseball, striking out three in the 1984 Midsummer C ...
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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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Doc’s House In Order
To celebrate the 2013 All-Star Game at Citi Field, the Mets created a series of bobbleheads of prominent All-Stars in team history. Without a doubt, one of the most prominent was four-time All-Star Dw ...
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Doc’s Rookie Record
Dwight “Doc” Gooden was one of the top pitchers in baseball during the 1980s. He had an incredible rookie campaign in 1984, winning the NL Rookie of the Year Award, finishing runner-up for the NL Cy Y ...