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| 1969 | Tom Seaver becomes the first pitcher in franchise history to win 20 games in one season when the Mets beat the Phillies at Shea Stadium, 5-1. 'Tom Terrific,' who will finish the season with a 25-7 record for the world champs, tosses a five-hit, complete game to reach the milestone. |
| 1976 | Phillies right-hander Larry Christenson's two home runs prove to be the difference in his 3 - 1 victory over the Mets at Shea Stadium. New York starter Mickey Lolich, who gives both homers to the opposing pitcher, is tagged with the loss. |
| 1980 | George Bamberger (235-180, .556) announces he will step down as the Brewers skipper after tomorrow's game after spending 2+ seasons with Milwaukee. 'Bambi,' who will return in 1985 after a two-year stint with the Mets, is replaced in the dugout by Buck Rodgers. |
| 1999 | In the 6000th regular-season game in franchise history, the Mets score all their runs in the fifth inning to beat Colorado at Shea Stadium, 6-2. The victory brings New York's overall record to 2826-3166 (.472) with eight ties, but the team falls just one game shy of breaking even in their last 1000 games. |
| 2015 | Mets right-hander Bartolo Colon, extending his streak to 22 consecutive scoreless innings, shuts out Miami, 6-0. The 42-year-old Dominican hurler’s performance will be best remembered for his behind-the-back flip, throwing out Justin Bour in the sixth inning of the Marlins Park contest. |
| 2019 |
At LeLacheur Park, Yusniel Padron-Artiles, the Red Sox's 22nd-round pick last season, strikes out 12 straight batters in the Lowell Spinners' 2-1, walk-off win over the Batavia Muckdogs in the New York-Penn League semifinal series. The 21-year-old Cuban native, who pitched six scoreless innings of one-hit ball in relief, breaks both a major league and minor league record for whiffing consecutive batters, surpassing a big-league mark of 10 established by Mets' right-hander Tom Seaver in 1970.
(Ed. Note: Brewers' Corbin Burnes and Phillies' Aaron Nola both equaled Seaver's mark in 2021) |
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