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| 1973 | Trailing by a run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and a man on second, Felix Millan, Rusty Staub, and John Milner hit consecutive singles to give the Mets an improbable 3-2 decision at Shea Stadium. The first victory for the 0-6 Tug McGraw appears to ignite the "Ya Gotta Believe" reliever, who once again will become one of the best closers in the league. |
| 1984 | Dwight Gooden strikes out Garry Templeton in the eighth inning of the Mets' 5-2 victory at Jack Murphy Stadium to become the 11th pitcher to strike out 200 batters in his rookie season. The 19-year-old freshman becomes the third teenager to accomplish the feat, joining Bob Feller (1938 Indians) and Gary Nolan (1967 Reds). |
| 1984 | Graig Nettles' fourth-inning two-run homer off Dwight Gooden is his seventh round-tripper in his last six games, tying a National League record shared by Walker Cooper, George Kelly, and Willie Mays. The Padres third baseman's blast, one of only three hits given up by the New York 19-year-old rookie in the Mets' 5-2 victory, accounts for all of San Diego's runs in the Jack Murphy Stadium contest. |
| 1999 | Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire becomes the first player to reach the fifty-homer plateau in four consecutive seasons. 'Big Red' goes deep twice (#'s 49 and 50) in an 8-7 loss to the Mets at Shea Stadium. |
| 2000 | Reds' outfielder Alex Ochoa helps set a major league record by hitting the 142nd grand slam of the season. The Cincinnati outfielder's first career bases-loaded homer eclipses the previous mark for grand slams, established in 1996. |
| 2007 | Mets shortstop Jose Reyes surpasses Roger Cedeno’s franchise mark set in 1999 with 67th stolen base, his third in the team’s 7-5 loss to the Padres at Shea Stadium. New York’s five steals in the contest brings their season’s total to 159, equaling the club record established in 1987. |
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