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| 1956 | Frank Robinson ties Wally Berger's 1930 National League rookie record for home runs with his 38th in the Reds' 11-5 victory over the Giants at the Polo Grounds. Mark McGwire (1989 Cardinals, 49), Aaron Judge (2017 Yankees, 52), and Pete Alonso (2019 Mets, 53) will extend the major league mark for freshman homers. |
| 1966 | In his debut, Nolan Ryan whiffs the first batter he faces, making Braves pitcher Pat Jarvis the first strikeout victim the right-hander will claim during a 27-year Hall of Fame career. The 19-year-old Mets right-hander fans three batters during his two-inning Shea Stadium relief stint en route to a major league mark of 5,714 career strikeouts. |
| 1968 | Tying a dubious major league record, Cubs right-hander Ferguson Jenkins loses his fifth 1-0 decision of the season when the Mets and Jim McAndrew beat Chicago with a lone run at Wrigley Field. The Canadian-born hurler will finish the season with a 20-15 record but is 20-6 in games where his team scores a run. |
| 1974 | In a game that will feature a record 202 batters, the Cardinals defeat the Mets in the seven-hour and four-minute Shea Stadium contest, 4-3, with Hank Webb taking the loss after making an errant pickoff throw in the top of the 25th inning that leads to the eventual winning run. Redbird Ken Reitz's two-strike, two-out home run tied the game in the top of the ninth, making the extra innings necessary. |
| 1975 | Not satisfied with the Yankees' offer, the White Sox withdraw their waivers on Tom Seaver, blocking New York's attempt to obtain the future Hall of Fame right-hander. The Bronx Bombers, 1½ games behind the Blue Jays and in need of pitching, also showed interest in the 13-10 hurler because the acquisition would help win the daily battle for media coverage in the Big Apple with the crosstown Mets, the team that considers the 40-year-old right-hander the 'Franchise.' |
| 1987 | With his 30th stolen base, Mets third baseman Howard Johnson becomes the first National League infielder to become a 30-30 club member. The other players in the Senior Circuit to have 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in the same season are outfielders Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Bobby Bonds, Dale Murphy, and Eric Davis. |
| 1987 | In the opening game of a critical series against the Mets at Shea Stadium, Terry Pendleton hits a ninth-inning game-tying home run in the Cardinals' eventual 6-4 overtime victory with two outs and two strikes. The Redbird's third basemen's dramatic long ball smashes the car windshield of New York starter Ron Darling, who pitched one-hit ball before leaving in the top of the seventh due to spraining his thumb fielding Vince Coleman's bunt in the last inning. |
| 1997 |
In a 9-5 Mets victory over the Expos at Shea Stadium, slow-footed John Olerud legs out an eighth-inning three-run triple to center field off Steve Kline, completing the first of two career cycles. The 29-year-old New York first baseman becomes the seventh player in the franchise's 33-year history to accomplish the feat.
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| 2006 | Cody Ross ties two team records with three home runs and seven RBIs in the Marlins' 16-5 rout of the Mets. The Florida right fielder drives in all his runs in the Dolphin Stadium contest with a pair of two-run homers and a three-run round-tripper. |
| 2011 | Major League Baseball denies the Mets' request to wear caps honoring police, firefighters, and other first responders for their September 11th game against Chicago. The hats donned during the pregame ceremony in remembrance of the tragic event will be autographed and sold on Mets.com, with the proceeds given to charities by the team's foundation. |
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