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1966 The Mets' 3-0 victory over Houston, their 63rd win, assures the team will lose less than a hundred games in a season for the first time in the franchise's five-year history. The Amazins', who will finish in ninth place with a 66-95 record, averaged 113 losses a season during their first four years in the National League.
1969 Giving the Pirates their third win in two days against the eventual World Champs, Bob Moose no-hits the first-place Mets at Shea Stadium, 4-0. The 21-year-old right-hander will compile a 14-3 record with a 2.91 ERA for the third-place Bucs this season.
1973 The Pirates miss scoring in the top of the 13th inning when Dave Augustine's 'home run' bounces off the top of the fence into the glove of left fielder Cleon Jones, who relays the ball to Wayne Garrett in time for the third baseman to nail Richie Zisk at the plate. Mets rookie catcher Ron Hodges ends the Shea Stadium contest in the bottom of the frame, which will become known as the 'Ball on the Wall Game,' with a one-out single off Bucs' reliever Dave Giusti, plating John Milner for the 4-3 victory.

1973 After sharing the news on the Today Show, Willie Mays officially announces his retirement at a press conference held at Shea Stadium's Diamond Club. The Mets will honor the aging superstar in five days with a pre-game ceremony at the ballpark.
2002 Oriole infielder Mike Bordick sets a major league record when he plays his 102nd successive game at shortstop without committing an error. The Mets' middle infielder Rey Ordonez had established the previous mark over the 1999-2000 seasons.
2006 Although the team bows to the Blue Jays at the Stadium, the Yankees capture their ninth consecutive AL East title thirty minutes later when the Twins defeat the second-place Red Sox. This week, the Bronx Bombers become the second team in the Big Apple to pop the champagne, joining the Mets, who clinched the NL East Division two days ago.
2019 In the Mets' 8-1 victory at Great American Ball Park, Pete Alonso goes deep in the eighth inning against Reds' reliever Sal Romano for his major-league-leading 50th home run. The 24-year-old right-handed slugging first baseman, who is two homers shy of Yankees Aaron Judge's 2017 rookie record, is the first player to hit 50 round-trippers during his major league debut season.
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