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| 1969 | The Mets win their 11th consecutive game, a 9-4 victory over the Giants at Candlestick Park, to establish a franchise record. Later in the season, the Amazins will also post a ten-game (Sept. 6-13) and a nine-game winning streak (Sept. 21-Oct. 1). |
| 1995 | Legendary Hall of Fame announcer Lindsey Nelson, who for 17 years, along with Bob Murphy and Ralph Kiner, made up the original broadcast team for the expansion Mets in 1962, dies of complications of Parkinson's disease at 76. In addition to doing play-by-play for the San Francisco Giants from 1979 to 1981, the colorfully attired announcer also called football games, including 26 Cotton Bowls, five Sugar Bowls, four Rose Bowls, and announced syndicated Notre Dame gridiron contests for 14 years. |
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