GaryMrMets
07-05-2006, 01:43 PM
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Mets history on July 4
Jul 04, 2006
Courtesy of New York Mets and MLB
Throughout Mets history, there have been a few momentous games on the Fourth of July -- besides Fireworks Night at Shea...
1972 -- A single with one out in the ninth inning by Leron Lee of the Padres cost Tom Seaver a no-hitter. Seaver won, 2-0. His one-hitter was one of the five he pitched with the Mets -- he pitched a no-hitter with the Reds -- and one of 28 the Mets have pitched.
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1976 -- Jerry Grote hit a two-out, two-run home run in the ninth inning off Tug McGraw to lift the Mets to a 4-3 victory over the Phillies.
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1978 -- Lee Mazzilli hits a grand slam and Pat Zachry pitched a two-hit shutout as the Mets beat the Phillies, 4-0.
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1984 -- In one of the signature games in franchise history, the Mets beat the Braves, 16-13, in 19 innings in Atlanta in a game that included two rain delays and ends at 3:55 a.m. ET. Keith Hernandez hit for the cycle in that contest -- he had 11 plate appearances. The Mets seemingly had the game in hand in the 18th, but Tom Gorman surrendered a two-out, two-run home run to Rick Camp, the Braves pitcher who entered the at-bat batting .060.
The Mets scored five runs in the 19th. Gorman emerged as the winner. Ron Darling finished the game -- the only time in his career he finished a game as a reliever. And, as promised, a postgame fireworks display was presented. Residents of Atlanta called police headquarters, worried that the city had been attacked.
http://www.msgnetwork.com/mediaStore/h/hernandez_030204bs.jpg
Mets history on July 4
Jul 04, 2006
Courtesy of New York Mets and MLB
Throughout Mets history, there have been a few momentous games on the Fourth of July -- besides Fireworks Night at Shea...
1972 -- A single with one out in the ninth inning by Leron Lee of the Padres cost Tom Seaver a no-hitter. Seaver won, 2-0. His one-hitter was one of the five he pitched with the Mets -- he pitched a no-hitter with the Reds -- and one of 28 the Mets have pitched.
http://www.msgnetwork.com/mediaStore/s/seaver_061303bs.jpg
1976 -- Jerry Grote hit a two-out, two-run home run in the ninth inning off Tug McGraw to lift the Mets to a 4-3 victory over the Phillies.
http://www.msgnetwork.com/mediaStore/g/grote90x90.jpg
1978 -- Lee Mazzilli hits a grand slam and Pat Zachry pitched a two-hit shutout as the Mets beat the Phillies, 4-0.
http://www.msgnetwork.com/mediaStore/m/mazzilli90x90_072104dr.jpg
1984 -- In one of the signature games in franchise history, the Mets beat the Braves, 16-13, in 19 innings in Atlanta in a game that included two rain delays and ends at 3:55 a.m. ET. Keith Hernandez hit for the cycle in that contest -- he had 11 plate appearances. The Mets seemingly had the game in hand in the 18th, but Tom Gorman surrendered a two-out, two-run home run to Rick Camp, the Braves pitcher who entered the at-bat batting .060.
The Mets scored five runs in the 19th. Gorman emerged as the winner. Ron Darling finished the game -- the only time in his career he finished a game as a reliever. And, as promised, a postgame fireworks display was presented. Residents of Atlanta called police headquarters, worried that the city had been attacked.
http://www.msgnetwork.com/mediaStore/h/hernandez_030204bs.jpg