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| 1965 | After recovering from a fractured hip, Casey Stengel announces his retirement as the Mets skipper, ending a 56-year career in baseball as a player, coach, and manager. At an hour-long press conference held at the Essex House, Casey's New York residence, the "Old Perfessor' shares his disappointment in the team's performance during their first four and a half seasons in the National League, and praises his interim replacement, Wes Westrum, the club's former pitching coach. |
| 1966 | In his final decision facing the Mets, Sandy Koufax lasts only two innings, losing to Bob Friend at Shea Stadium, 10-4. The Dodgers Hall of Fame southpaw has compiled a 17-2 record against the lowly expansion team since its inception in 1962. |
| 1973 |
The Mets lose to the Cardinals, 1-0, thanks to a Jose Cruz tenth-inning walk-off single off Tom Seaver at Busch Stadium. The defeat drops the eventual National League champs into last place, 6.5 games behind the first-place Redbirds.
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| 1999 |
At the Astrodome, Edgardo Alfonzo becomes the first player in the Mets' 38-year history to go 6-for-6 en route to scoring six times and driving in five runs. The second baseman hits three homers, two singles, and a double for a team-record 16 total bases in New York's 17-1 rout of Houston.
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| 2004 | Chipper and Sharon Jones welcome their second child, a seven-pound, 14-ounce son. As a tribute to the New York ballpark, the couple names the boy Shea after the ballpark where the Braves' third baseman has enjoyed tremendous success against the Mets. |
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