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| 1972 | In the nightcap, the Phillies salvage a split of the twin bill when Steve Carlton, who sees his 30 consecutive scoreless innings streak snapped in the fourth, beats the Mets at Shea Stadium, 4-1. New York outlasted Philadelphia in the opener, scoring a run in the bottom of the 18th inning for a 3-2 victory. |
| 1998 |
 The Angels retire Jim Fregosi uniform no. 11, honoring its first star and his role as skipper (237-248, during his nearly four seasons), winning the first title (1979 AL West Division) in the Halos' 19-year existence. Acquired from the Red Sox in the 1960 expansion draft, the 18-year-old shortstop played 11 productive seasons with the club, establishing franchise marks for games (1,429) and hits (1,408) before being traded to the Mets for Nolan Ryan. |
| 2010 | The Mets induct four new members, all of whom played an instrumental role in the 1986 World Championship, to the team's Hall of Fame. Former GM Frank Cashen, previous skipper Davey Johnson, and two former All-Stars, slugger Darryl Strawberry and right-hander Dwight Gooden, join 21 other persons to be recognized by the club since the inception of the honor in 1981. |
| 2023 | The Mets end their tumultuous day, which sees the team continuing to dismantle the underperforming high-payroll roster with future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander traded to the Astros for prospects, losing to the Royals on a tenth-inning walk-off balk. Without throwing a pitch in his appearance, Josh Walker commits the bases-loaded miscue while trying to communicate with his batterymate, Francisco Alvarez, allowing M.J. Melendez to score the winning run in Kansas City's 7-6 victory at Kauffman Stadium. |
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