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| 1962 | In front of only 595 fans at Wrigley Field, the Cubs (58-101) beat the Mets (39-118) in the first meeting in major league history between two 100-loss teams before the start of the series. The New York expansion team will split the remaining two games, finishing the season 40-120 to establish the record for the most losses in baseball's modern era. |
| 1969 | En route to the Mets’ eighth consecutive victory, Ron Gentry, Nolan Ryan, and Ron Taylor combine to blank the Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium, 2-0. The shutout contributes to the team setting a franchise mark of 42 scoreless innings. |
| 1979 | Gary Templeton, batting right-handed, becomes the first major-league player to collect 100 hits from each side of the plate in one season with a bunt single off Mets' southpaw Pete Falcone in the Cardinals' 6-2 loss at Busch Stadium. With nine games left in the regular season, the 23-year-old switch-hitting shortstop, having 111 hits from the left side and 91 from the right, bats exclusively right-handed for the remainder of the season to accomplish the feat. |
| 2003 | At Turner Field in Atlanta, Jose Reyes becomes the second Mets player to hit a home run from both sides of the plate in one game. Lee Mazzilli was the first to go yard twice in Dodger Stadium on September 3, 1978. |
| 2005 |
With the lowest winning percentage ever compiled by a division champion during a non-strike year, the Padres (79-79) win their fourth division flag in the franchise's 37-year history. San Diego will win three of their last four games to finish just above .500, accomplishes the feat, surpassing the Mets, who previously possessed the dubious record, by going 82-79 (.509) to win the NL East in 1973.
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| 2008 | The Mets play their final game at Shea Stadium, a 4-2 loss to the Marlins, disappointing a sellout crowd by failing to qualify for the postseason on the season's last day for the second consecutive year. After the contest, former Mets, including Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Yogi Berra, and Tom Seaver, as well as Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, and Mike Piazza, but not any of the club's current players, take part in a ceremony to celebrate the history of the 45-year-old ballpark in front of the subdued spectators gathered to 'Shea Goodbye.' |
| 2008 | Pitching on a day's short rest, CC Sabathia tosses a complete game, defeating the Cubs, 3-1. The victory, along with the Mets' 4-2 loss to Florida an hour later, makes the Brewers the NL Wild Card and puts Milwaukee in the postseason for the first time since 1982. |
| 2008 | The Astros set a new National League mark for the fewest errors committed in one season. The 67 Houston miscues are one less than the record shared by the 1999 Mets and 2007 Rockies. |
| 2010 | David Wright sets the all-time Mets record for strikeouts in a season with 157. The third baseman passes the infamous mark shared by Dave Kingman (1982) and Tommie Agee (1970). |
| 2011 | Jose Reyes takes himself out of the season finale after laying down a bunt single off Edinson Volquez in the first inning of the Mets' 3-0 victory over Cincinnati at Citi Field. The infield hit, which will be his last for the Mets until returning to the club in 2016, raises the shortstop's average to a league-leading .337, nudging Milwaukee's Ryan Braun for the NL batting crown, the first in franchise history. |
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