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| 1973 | On the day they get to .500, the Mets move into first place for the first time since May 27th, half a game ahead of Pittsburgh in the 'NL Least.' Thanks to Tom Seaver's complete-game five-hitter, New York evens its record at 77-77 with a 10-2 victory, the 21st in the last 29 games. |
| 1987 | Darryl Strawberry and Howard Johnson become the first teammates to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases in the same season when the 'Straw' swipes two bags in the Mets' 7-1 victory over Chicago at Wrigley Field. The southpaw swinger is only the tenth member of the 30-30 club but is the fourth player, along with HoJo, Indians' right fielder Joe Carter, and Reds' center fielder Eric Davis to accomplish the feat this season. |
| 1987 | Howard Johnson breaks a 53-year-old National League record when he strokes his 36th home run as a switch hitter in the Mets' 7-1 victory over Chicago at Wrigley Field. The third baseman's historic homer, the team's franchise-high seventh grand slam of the season, surpasses the mark established by Cardinals' first baseman Ripper Collins in 1934 but is far less than the major league record of 54 set in 1961 by Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle. |
| 1988 | Kevin McReynolds steals his 21st and final base of the season when he swipes second base in the fifth inning of the Mets' 4-3 victory over the Phillies at Shea Stadium. The New York outfielder finishes the campaign without being caught, surpassing the major league record set by the A's Jimmy Sexton with 16 stolen bases not being thrown out in 1982. |
| 1998 | Jason Kendall sets a new National League record for catchers when he swipes his 26th base in an 8-1 loss to the Giants at Candlestick Park. The Pirates' backstop surpasses the previous mark set by John Stearns, playing for the Mets in 1978. |
| 2001 | The Mets donate their day's pay, totaling approximately $500,000, from tonight's game with the Braves at Shea to a rescue fund for the families of the firefighters and policemen killed in the World Trade Center terrorist attacks. The contest is the first professional baseball game played in New York since the tragedy. |
| 2001 |
A crowd of 41,235 at Shea Stadium witnesses baseball's return to New York City for the first time since the terrorist attacks of September 11th. Uplifting ceremonies before and during the game, including performances by Diana Ross, Marc Anthony, Lisa Minnelli, and NYPD bagpipers, pay tribute to victims of the tragedy. Mike Piazza's eighth-inning home run gives the Mets a 3-2 dramatic victory over the Braves.
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| 2018 | In the Mets' 4-2 victory over the Nationals in Washington, Jacob deGrom delivers his 23rd consecutive quality start to break the single-season major league record, previously shared by Cardinal aces Bob Gibson (1968j and Chris Carpenter (2005). The 30-year-old right-hander allowed one run in seven innings, lowering his E.R.A. to 1.77 and improving his record to 9-9. |
| 2022 | The Mets establish a National League mark literally when Brewers' right-hander Jake Cousins hits Luis Guillermo with a pitch, setting the single-season record for most hit by pitches with 106. New York skipper Buck Showalter asks for the ball after the team surpasses the 2021 Reds. |
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