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A Darling of a Start
After a lost opening series that included an extra-inning defeat and two rain outs, nearly 27,000 fans were ready for the first Friday night Mets game of the 1986 season at Shea Stadium. The game agai ...
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An Amazin’ 1969 Mets World Series Shutout
The Mets won 5-0 over the Baltimore Orioles in Game 3 of the 1969 World Series, the first Fall Classic win at Shea Stadium. On hand was New York Post reporter Maury Allen, who kept score while strong ...
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Bound for Success: 1967 Mets Stat Book
Before modern technology made stat crunching as simple as a press of a button, staticians kept hand-written records in binders. The stat books provided utility in tracking output and telling stories o ...
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Breaking Out: Bud Harrelson 1967 Stats
After cups of coffee in 1965 and 1966, Bud Harrelson became a regular for the Mets in 1967. New York Daily News reporter Dick Young wrote of Harrelson in spring training: “[Manager] Wes Westrum thinks ...
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Challenging the Cubs: 1969 Mets Scorebook
With two wins over the Chicago Cubs at home, the Mets kept a seven-game July win streak alive. The series against their NL East rivals featured ninth-inning excitement. On July 8, the Mets were down 3 ...
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Cy Sid?
The Mets rotation in 1986 featured superstar Dwight “Doc” Gooden, trusted veteran Bob Ojeda, 1985 All-Star Ron Darling and Sid Fernandez. The 23-year-old Fernandez became the first born-and-raised Haw ...
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Dueling With Pitchers on 1967 Trip Out West
The Mets were up against strong pitching on a trip out west in June 1967, as recorded in a scorebook from the season. Houston Astro Mike Cuellar struck out 9 Mets in the June 1 game. The Mets made bet ...
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Extra! Extra! Mets Win Game 4 of 1969 WS
In Game 4 of the 1969 World Series, the Mets pulled out a 2-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles at home. The low-scoring, 10-inning affair was a pitchers’ duel between Mike Cuellar and the O’s bullpen ag ...
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Gooden Plenty!
No one could have matched the incredible season Dwight Gooden completed in 1985, but he more than filled the bill as the Mets’ ace in 1986. Gooden won 17 games with a 2.84 ERA and 200 strikeouts as he ...
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Hits, Hits Hooray: 1967 Mets Scorecard
Tom Seaver was sharp during a 9-1 win over the Atlanta Braves in the first game of a doubleheader on the road. Longtime Mets employee Matt Winick noted in a scorebook the 17 Mets hits on the day to ba ...