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Full Game: Mets vs. Cubs in 1986 NLCS
The 1986 Mets turned to Dwight “Doc” Gooden to seal their first NL East championship in 14 seasons. Doc delivered. Enjoy every second of New York’s 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs to officially secu ...
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Get a Good Seat
The Mets of the 1980s, led by Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry, started a revitalization among the team’s fans. In 1981, two years before Strawberry arrived, barely 700,000 fans attended games at S ...
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Gooden Gives Back
Whether it was early in his playing days working with kids on the diamond or in retirement visiting with children with special needs, Dwight Gooden has made giving back a priority. “It’s very humbling ...
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Gooden: A Fan Favorite
“When I talk to the fans today, I always tell them [the crowd] worked to my advantage,” Dwight Gooden explained. “Being on the mound at Shea Stadium any time I got two strikes on a batter the fans wou ...
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Here’s the Pitch
Dwight Gooden took the mound for the Mets on June 23, 1990, after a tough two months to start the season and an injury-filled 1989 campaign. All Gooden did was throw a two-hit complete game shutout ag ...
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Hickory Dickory Doc: Gooden Game-Used Bat
“Best Wishes” to you the finder of this autographed M253 model Louisville Slugger bat with a hickory finish. The Mets ace had bats made both with “Dwight Gooden” as well as “Doc Gooden.” In 1989, Good ...
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It Was My Day
Dwight Gooden’s starts were always attention-getting events and he loved to oblige. In 2020 he recalled, “The days that I pitched — and this is no disrespect to my opponents — I felt like that was my ...
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Looking for a Sign
In perhaps the most dominating start of his Mets career, on September 7, 1984, against the division-leading Chicago Cubs, 19-year-old Dwight Gooden tossed a complete game one-hit shutout, striking out ...
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Opening Day Doc
In eight different seasons, Dwight Gooden got the ball on Opening Day to start New York’s year. The Mets went 7-1 in those starts, including a four-hit shutout over the Colorado Rockies in 1993, the f ...
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Rated Rookie: Gooden 1984 Baseball Card
Dwight Gooden was part of an impressive 1984 rookie pitching class that included teammate Ron Darling and future Mets Orel Hershiser and Bret Saberhagen as well as All-Stars Roger Clemens and Mark Lan ...