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| 1962 | In his first major league start, 17-year-old first baseman Ed Kranepool gets his first hit, an eighth-inning double at the Polo Grounds in the Mets' 2-1 walk-off victory over Chicago. When the former James Monroe High School standout retires, he will be the franchise leader in eight offensive categories, including collecting 1418 hits during his 18 seasons with the team. |
| 1969 | Exactly one year after their manager suffered a heart attack, the Mets give Gil Hodges a reason to relax when the team clinches a tie for the NL East flag, beating the Cardinals, 3-2, on a Bud Harrelson's11th inning walk-off single off Bob Gibson. Before the Shea Stadium victory, Linton H. Bishop, Jr., the skipper's cardiologist, had sent him a telegram that read, "Happy to see you're No. 1. Hope your team does as well as your heart." |
| 1999 | With a crowd of 27,549 fans, the Yankees break the New York City season attendance record with 3,072,009 patrons attending games at the Bronx ballpark. The Mets previously held the record when 3,047,724 turned the turnstiles in 1988. |
| 2008 | Jose Reyes collects his 200th hit of the season with a bases-loaded triple in a much-needed Mets 6-2 victory over the Cubs at Shea Stadium. The 25-year-old shortstop joins Lance Johnson (1996) as one of the only two players in franchise history to reach the esteemed plateau. |
| 2020 | Facing his former team, Bryce Harper has a historic game, stroking two solo home runs, crossing the plate four times, driving in two runs, and receiving four intentional walks in the Phillies' 12-3 victory over Washington at Nationals Park. The 27-year-old DH joins Claudell Washington (1980 Mets ), David Wright (2007 Mets), and Albert Pujols (2013 Angels) as the only players to have a two-homer, three-IBB game. |
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