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| 1963 | In his first major league start, Grover Powell blanks the Phillies in the Mets' 4-0 victory at Connie Mack Stadium. The shutout will be the only big league win for the 21-year-old right-hander, who, after pitching four more scoreless innings in his next appearance, will lose his effectiveness when he is struck in the face by a line drive hit by Pittsburgh first baseman Donn Clendenon. |
| 1985 | Dwight Gooden, going the distance in the Mets' 3-0 victory over San Francisco at Shea Stadium en route to his 13th consecutive win, whiffs 16 batters to become the first National League pitcher to strike out 200 or more batters in each of his first two seasons. After improving his record to 19-3 with his sixth shutout, the 20-year-old sophomore matches Herb Score's accomplishment in the American League in 1955 and 1956 with the Indians. |
| 1989 | The Mets have a busy day on the trading block when they send popular outfielder Mookie Wilson to the Blue Jays for pitcher Jeff Musselman and minor leaguer Michael Brady. New York also gets Frank Viola from the Twins for pitchers Rick Aguilera, David West, Kevin Tapani, and two minor leaguers. |
| 1998 |
At Shea Stadium, Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire becomes the first player in major league history to hit fifty home runs in three consecutive seasons. Mac's seventh-inning solo shot, the second of back-to-back round-trippers off Willie Blair, helps to defeat the Mets, 2-0.
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