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| 1963 | The first reported use of the familiar refrain "Let's Go Mets" is heard at the Polo Grounds in the bottom of the ninth inning during a rout by San Francisco. Trailing by 13 runs and down to their last out with bases empty, the rallying cry begins to be chanted by some of the 'New Breed,' an affectionate name given to the National League expansion team fans. |
| 1991 | At Shea Stadium, Mackey Sasser and Mark Carreon, the first two batters in the ninth inning, go deep as pinch-hitters off Jeff Brantley to knot the score at two runs apiece in the Mets' eventual 4-2 victory over San Francisco in 12 innings. It is the first time in the 30-year history of the franchise that two pinch-hitters have hit back-to-back round-trippers. |
| 2007 |
Except for Nick Altrock's 1933 at-bat against the A's Rube Walberg, the second-inning Chase Field matchup of Mets first baseman Julio Franco against Diamondback fireballer Randy Johnson marks the oldest hitter-pitcher confrontation in big-league history. With a mere 92+ years of age between them, the nearly 49-year-old goes deep off the southpaw, who is four months shy of 44, to extend his record as the oldest player to homer, and with his ninth-inning swipe of second, he continues to be the most senior to steal a base.
(Ed. Note: The oldest matchup in MLB history occurred on the season's final day when 57-year-old pinch-hitter Nick Altrock, in his only plate appearance in 1933, faced Rube Walberg, 37, for a combined age of 94 years - 80 days. Our thanks to frequent contributor D. Karpinski for correcting the original entry. -LP) |
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