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| 1976 | After striking out leading off the game, his 21st consecutive hitless at-bat dating back to June 6, Mike Phillips hits for the cycle in the Mets' 7–4 victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. The New York third baseman doubles in the third, triples in the fifth, and homers in the seventh, completing the feat with a single in the eighth inning. |
| 1985 | After a line-drive foul ball drills Yankee batboy off the bat of Bronx Bomber catcher Butch Wynegar, the team mandates batboys near the on-deck circle must wear batting helmets. All major league teams will soon adopt the new rule of having batboys wearing protective helmets while on the field. |
| 1989 | The Mets, with flyball pitcher Sid Fernandez on the mound, play a nine-inning game without recording an infield assist, beating the Phillies at Shea Stadium 5-1. The Amazins set a National League record, tying the major league mark established by the 1945 Indians as the only teams to accomplish the unusual fielding feat. |
| 2001 | In the first professional baseball game in Brooklyn after a 44-year absence, the short-season Class A minor league Cyclones win their home opener at Keyspan Park, defeating the Mahoning Valley (OH) Scrappers 3-2 in 10 innings. The name of the New York-Penn Mets farm team refers to the famous roller coaster at the nearby amusement park on Coney Island. |
| 2021 | Philadelphia right-hander Aaron Nola ties Tom Seaver's record when he whiffs Michael Conforto in the bottom of the fourth for his 10th consecutive strikeout, equaling the mark set by the Hall of Famer in 1970. Mets' Pete Alonso doubles into the right-field corner to preserve the Franchise's place in the record book in the team's 2-1 walk-off victory over the Phillies at Citi Field. |
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