April 13, 1967 – Tom Seaver makes his Major League Debut, the Mets play their first home game in 1962 and a double header sweep two years ago.
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Year 2022: Game # 7; Wednesday, Apr 13; NYM 9 @ PHI 6; boxscore; WP: Scherzer; LP: Nola; Time: 4:04; DAY; Attendance: 31,190; Record: 5-2; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 1.5; W;
Brandon Nimmo CF 1 for 3, HR, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 walks, 2 Ks; Francisco Lindor SS 1 for 4, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, 1 K; Starling Marte RF 2 for 5, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, 1 K; Pete Alonso DH 3 for 5, HR, 2 doubles, 5 RBIs, 1K; Eduardo Escobar 3B 1 for 2, 1 run scored, 3 walks; Max Scherzer (W, 2-0) 5 innings, 1 run - earned, 5 hits, 3 walks, 7 Ks;
Mets vs Phillies Highlights 4/13/2022;
Game 1 - Brandon Nimmo CF 0 for 2, 1 run scored, 2 walks, 2 Ks; Francisco Lindor SS 0 for 3, walk, run scored; Dominic Smith LF 1 for 4, HR, run scored, 2 RBIs, 1K; Pete Alonso 1B 1 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks; Jeff McNeil 2B 1 for 4, run scored; Michael Conforto RF 0 for 2, HBP, walk; James McCann C 1 for 4; Luis Guillorme 3B 1 for 1, 2 walks; Taijuan Walker P 4.1 innings, 3 hits, 1 run – earned, 3 walks, 8 Ks; Miguel Castro 1.2 innings, 2 hits, 1 run – earned, 1 walk, 3 Ks; Edwin Diaz, no runs, no hits, 1 K; Trevor May (W, 1-1) 1 inning – 1 unearned run, 1 hit, 1 walk, 2 Ks.
FIRST-PITCH DOM BOMB AND THE METS ARE UP 2-0! pic.twitter.com/y3SmGuXump
— SNY (@SNYtv) April 13, 2021
PETE = CLUTCH
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WE ARE TIED pic.twitter.com/5fgrWSqiiy
JONATHAN VILLAR COMES THROUGH IN THE CLUTCH AND THE METS WIN 4-3! pic.twitter.com/SN06jxuQXP
— SNY (@SNYtv) April 13, 2021
Game 2 - Brandon Nimmo CF 3 for 4, 3 RBIs, 1K; Francisco Lindor SS 1 for 3, walk; Dominic Smith LF 0 for 4, 2Ks; Pete Alonso 1B 1 for 3; Jeff McNeil 2B 1 for 3, run scored; Kevin Pillar CF 1 for 3, run scored, 1K; Jonathan Villar 3B 1 for 3, 1 RBI, run scored, 1K; Tomás Nido C 1 for 2, triple, run scored, 1K; Marcus Stroman 6 innings, 4 hits, no runs, 3Ks; Jeurys Familia 1 inning, 2 hits, no runs.
Francisco Lindor goes the other way for his first extra-base hit as a New York Met! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/xcsxNRG59m
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Swing at the first pitch.
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Brandon Nimmo comes through to drive in 2 to make it 3-0! pic.twitter.com/w7xB0wFVFK
Brandon Nimmo notches his 3rd hit and 3rd RBI of the game! pic.twitter.com/2ZjWLKPpxu
— SNY (@SNYtv) April 14, 2021
Year: 2019; Game #14; Saturday; Apr 13, NYM 7 @ ATL 11; boxscore; WP: Toussaint; LP: Oswalt; Time: 03:34; NIGHT; Attendance: 40,117. Record: 9-5; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 0.5; L;
Jason Vargas didn't make it out of the 1st allowing 4 runs. Mets came right back to tie it in the top of the 2nd, but the Braves got to Corey Oswalt to score another 4 in the bottom of the inning to take the lead for good. Mets pounded 11 hits scoring 3 runs late but came up short.
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2018; Game #12; Friday; Apr 13, NYM 6 MIL 5; boxscore; WP: Matz; LP: Davies; Save: Familia; Time: 03:10;
NIGHT; Attendance: 34,921.
NY Post: Todd Frazier’s 2 homers propel 11-1 Mets to ninth straight victory. "With Frazier’s first and second homers with his new team a factor, the Mets won their ninth straight, 6-5 over the Brewers, extending the best start in franchise history and top record in the major leagues."
NY Post: NY Post: How the Mets’ offense helped and hurt Steven Matz’s night. Matz allowed four runs — three earned — all by way of the long ball.
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2017; Game #10; Thursday; Apr 13, NYM 9 @ MIA 8; boxscore; 16 innings; WP: Robles;; LP: Conley; Time: 05:38; NIGHT; Attendance: 23,192.
Baseball Reference: In the longest game yet played at Marlins Park, the Mets defeat Miami, 9 - 8, on a homer by Travis d'Arnaud in the 16th inning. Mets starter Robert Gsellman gives up 8 runs in 4 2/3 innings, but seven relievers combine to pitch 10 1/3 scoreless innings. Yoenis Cespedes hits a pair of homers, while d'Arnaud has four hits, including a bases-loaded triple and his game-winning homer off Adam Conley, who had been scheduled to start the next day. For the Marlins, Marcell Ozuna hits a grand slam in the 1st.
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2016; Game #8; Wednesday; Apr 13, NYM 2 MIA; 1; boxscore; WP: Blevins; LP: McGowan; Save: Familia; Time: 02:53; DAY;
Attendance: 22,113;
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2015; Game #7; Monday; Apr 13, NYM 2 PHI 0; boxscore; WP: deGrom; LP: Harang; Save: Familia; Time: 02:53; DAY;
Attendance: 43,947;
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2014; Game #12; Sunday; Apr 13, NYM 2 @ LAA 14; boxscore; WP: Wilson; LP: Colon; Time: 03:05; DAY;
Attendance: 38,855;
Bartolo Colon gave up 1st inning HRs to Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and Raul Ibanez as thee Angels pulled out to a 4-0 lead. Bartolo ended up allowing 9 runs in 5 innings in a game that was all Angels.
Year: 2013; Game #11; Saturday; Apr 13, NYM 4 @ MIN 2; boxscore; WP: Harvey; LP: Diamond; Save: Parnell; Time: 02:40; DAY; Attendance: 28,804; Record: 7-4; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 3; W;
Baseball Reference: Matt Harvey takes a no-hitter into the 7th inning, until the Twins' Justin Morneau hits a homer that clanks against the right field foul pole at Target Field with two outs. Harvey has the longest outing of his career, giving up only two hits in 8 innings in the Mets' 4 - 2 win. The Mets have seven consecutive hits in the 5th to score all their runs.
Year: 2012; Game #7; Friday; Apr 13, NYM 5 @ PHI 2; boxscore; WP: Dickey; LP: Lee; Time: 02:33; NIGHT; Attendance: 45,429; Record: 5-2; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 0.5; W;
National Pastime.com: Josh Thole's bizarre base running blunder leads to a very odd double play in the second inning of the Mets' 5-2 victory at Citizens Bank Park. After successfully reaching second base on R.A. Dickey's sacrifice bunt, the 25 year-old Mets' catcher shocks everyone, including the Philadelphia defense, by trying to return to first base, where he is tagged out to complete the unusual 3-1-6-4 twin killing.
R.A. Dickey allowed just 1 run over 7 innings for the win behind HRs from Jason Bay and Scott Hairston.
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2011; Game #11; Wednesday; Apr 13, NYM 4 COL 5; boxscore; WP: Rogers; LP: Niese; Save: Street; Time: 02:52;
NIGHT; Attendance: 25,878;
Troy Tulowitzki went 3 for 4 and hit a 3 run HR in the 5th off Jon Niese to give the Rockies the lead on way to a 5-4 Mets loss. Carlos Beltran and Angel Pagan each had two hits for the Mets.
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2010; Game #7; Tuesday; Apr 13, NYM 3 @ COL 11; boxscore; WP: Smith; LP: Maine; Time: 03:03; NIGHT; Attendance: 25,110;
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2009; Game #7; Monday; Apr 13, NYM 5 SDP 6; boxscore; WP: Mujica; LP: Stokes; Save: Bell; Time: 03:11; NIGHT; Attendance: 41,007;
Baseball Reference: San Diego beats the Mets, 6 - 5, in the first game to be played at Citi Field in New York. The first batter of the game, Jody Gerut, hits a home run off Mike Pelfrey as the Padres jump to an early 5 - 1 lead. New York ties it on a three-run home run by David Wright, but the winning run scores when Luis RodrÃguez reaches on a three-base error by RF Ryan Church and crosses the plate when Pedro Feliciano commits a balk.
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2008; Game #11; Sunday; Apr 13, NYM 7 MIL 9; boxscore; WP: Torres; LP: Sosa; Save: Gagne; Time: 03:42; DAY; Attendance: 52,794;
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2007; Game #10; Friday; Apr 13, NYM 3 WSN 2; boxscore; WP: Heilman; LP: Wagner; Save: Wagner; Time: 02:47;
NIGHT; Attendance: 47,311:
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2006; Game #8; Thursday; Apr 13, NYM 13 @ WSN 4; boxscore; WP: Zambrano; LP: Hernández; Time: 02:44; DAY;
Attendance: 25,465:
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2005; Game #8; Wednesday; Apr 13, NYM 1 HOU 0; boxscore; 11 innings; WP: DeJean; LP: Wheeler; Time: 03:20; NIGHT; Attendance: 22,431;
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2003; Game #12; Sunday; Apr 13, NYM 1 @;MON; ;2; boxscore; 10 innings; WP: Biddle; LP: Stanton; Time: 03:00; DAY;
Attendance: 16,332;
NY Post: Pig Pen at it again - Benitez, Stanton team up in choke. "On an afternoon when the Mets again struggled offensively but clung tight to a 1-0 first-inning lead, the suddenly ineffective Benitez flushed it with one ninth-inning fastball to Orlando Cabrera. Cabrera hit a solo homer leading off the ninth as Benitez, who saved 33-of-37 games last season, blew his third save in four tries within an eight-day span...The Expos won, 2-1, in the 10th when Jose Vidro greeted reliever Mike Stanton’s (0-2) first pitch with a solo homer."
A Timo Perez double, followed by a wild pitch and a Roberto Alomar single drove in the Mets only run as they managed just 4 hits the rest of the way.
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2002; Game #11; Saturday; Apr 13, NYM 8 MON 9; boxscore; 11 innings; WP: Herges; LP: Strickland; Time: 03:56; DAY;
Attendance: 46,991;
Down 7 - 0, the Mets battle back to take an 8-7 lead. Montreal ties the game in the 8th off David Weathers while a Vladimer Guerrro HR off Scott Strickland in the 11th gives the Expos the win.
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2001; Game #10; Friday; Apr 13, NYM 2 CIN 3; boxscore; WP: Fernandez; LP: Trachsel; Save: Graves; Time: 02:53;
NIGHT; Attendance: 38,243;
A 3 run HR by Pokey Reese is all the Reds needed to beat Steve Trachsel and the Mets. Robin Ventura went 2 for 2 with a HR and 2 walks for the Mets in the loss.
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2000; Game #10; Thursday; Apr 13, NYM 2
@ PHI 1; boxscore; WP: Cook; LP: Aldred; Save: Benitez; Time: 03:18;
NIGHT; Attendance: 14,552;
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1997; Game #10; Sunday; Apr 13 (1), NYM 1 SFG 5; ;boxscore; WP: Gardner;; LP: Clark; Time: 02:42; DAY;
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1997; Game #11; Sunday; Apr 13 (2), NYM 6 SFG 7; boxscore; WP: Estes; LP: Jones; Save: Beck; Time: 03:18; DAY; Attendance: 21,981;
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1993; Game #6; Tuesday; Apr 13, NYM 8 @ COL 4; boxscore; WP: Saberhagen; LP: Holmes; Time: 03:24;
NIGHT; Attendance: 52,087;
Down 4-2 in the 8th, the Mets got two bases loaded walks, and a wild pitch to take the lead and capped it off with a bases loaded triple by Todd Hundley. Bret Saberhagen (W,2-0) allowed 4 runs in 7 innings on 9 hits, 1 HR, for the win.
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1992; Game #8; Monday; Apr 13, NYM 2 PHI 3; boxscore; WP: Schilling; LP: Fernandez; Save: Williams; Time: 03:43;
NIGHT; Attendance: 14,810;
Sid Fernandez made it through just 3.2 innings throwing 97 pitches allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks, 5 Ks; Kurt Schilling threw 3 scoreless in relief to get the win for the Phillies. Bill Pecota's bases loaded single accounted for the Mets runs.
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1991; Game #6; Saturday; Apr 13, NYM 5 MON 3; boxscore; WP: Gooden; LP: Martinez; Time: 03:24; DAY;
Attendance: 26,046;
A complete game for Dwight Gooden giving up 3 runs while striking out 14. Howard Johnson supplied the bulk of the offense with a 2 run HR and 3 RBIs.
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1990; Game #4; Friday; Apr 13, NYM 4 @;MON 1; boxscore; 10; WP: Machado; LP: Hall; Save: Franco; Time: 03:00; DAY; Attendance: 44,183;
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1989; Game #7; Thursday; Apr 13, NYM 2 @
PIT 4; boxscore; WP: Smiley; LP: Darling; Save: Robinson; Time: 02:24; DAY;
Attendance: 19,105;
Year: 1986; Game #4; Sunday; Apr 13, NYM 2 @ PHI 4; boxscore; WP: Rawley; LP: Aguilera; Time: 02:14; DAY; Attendance: 27,691; Record: 2-2; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 1.5; L;
Year: 1985; Game #4; Saturday; Apr 13, NYM 2 CIN 1; boxscore; WP: McDowell; LP: Franco; Time: 02:24; DAY; Attendance: 26,212; Record: 4-0; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 1.0; W-wo;
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1984; Game #8; Friday; Apr 13, NYM 2 @ CHC 11; boxscore; WP: Trout; LP: Gooden; Time: 02:31; DAY;
Attendance: 33,436;
Dwight Gooden (L,1-1) had one of the rare bad outings of his rookie year allowing 6 runs on 7 hits in 3.1 innings. Keith Hernandez went 4 for 4 and George Foster hit a 2 run HR in the losing cause.
Year: 1983; Game #5; Wednesday; Apr 13, NYM 9 @ PHI 10; boxscore; WP: Altamirano; LP: Allen; Time: 03:28; NIGHT; Attendance: 20,228; Record: 2-3; Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 2; L-wo;
National Pastime.com: The Phillies, trailing by five runs entering the final frame, beat the Mets, 10-9, when Bo Diaz hits a walk-off bases-loaded home run. The Philadelphia catcher's 'ultimate grand slam', a home run which wins a game when a team is down by three runs in the bottom of the final inning, is tossed by Neil Allen, who faces only the final batter.
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1982; Game #6; Tuesday; Apr 13, NYM 5 PHI 2; boxscore; WP: Jones; LP: Carlton; Save: Allen; Time: 02:20; DAY; Attendance: 40,845;
The Mets improved to 4 - 2 on the new season and Randy Jones to 2-0 as Dave Kingman homered and doubled to driving in 4 while scoring 2. The second time the Mets had beaten Steve Carlton in the young season.
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1980; Game #4; Sunday; Apr 13, NYM 5 CHC 0; boxscore; WP: Falcone;; LP: Hernandez; Save Allen; Time: 02:33; DAY; Attendance: 11,273;
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1977; Game #5; Wednesday; Apr 13, NYM 3 STL 7; boxscore; WP: Denny; LP: Swan; Time: 02:21; DAY; Attendance: 8,583;
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1976; Game #4; Tuesday; Apr 13, NYM 4 @ CHC 5; boxscore; WP: Garman; LP: Lockwood; Time: 03:03; DAY;
Attendance: 44,818;
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1975; Game #4; Sunday; Apr 13, NYM 3 @ PIT 5; boxscore; WP: Kison; LP: Seaver; Time: 02:15; DAY; Attendance: 14,841;
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1973; Game #5; Friday; Apr 13, NYM 1 @;PHI 7; boxscore; WP: Christenson; LP: Matlack; Time: 02:36; NIGHT; Attendance: 7,127;
Jon Matlack (L,1-1) did not have his best day allowing 6 runs (all earned) in 4 innings of work on 7 hits, 1 HR, 4 walks. Cleon Jones scored on a wild pitch after doubling with two out in the 9th for the Mets only run. The loss was the first of 1973.
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1971; Game #5; Tuesday; Apr 13, NYM 1 @ MON 4; boxscore; WP: Renko; LP: Gentry; Time: 01:54; DAY; Attendance: 21,996;
Ex-Met Steve Renko pitched a complete game against his former club allowing just one run on a triple by Cleon Jones to score Bud Harrelson in the 8th. Gary Gentry gave up 3 runs in 6 innings in the loss.
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1969; Game #6; Sunday; Apr 13, NYM 1 STL 3; boxscore; WP: Gibson; LP: Seaver; Time: 02:13; DAY; Attendance: 25,314;
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1968; Game #3; Saturday; Apr 13, NYM 0 @ LAD 1; boxscore; WP: Drysdale; LP: Cardwell; Time: 02:31; DAY;
Attendance: 14,904;
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1967; Game #2; Thursday; Apr 13, NYM 3 PIT 2; boxscore; WP: Estrada; LP: Law; Save: Taylor; Time: 02:46; DAY; Attendance: 5,005;
The Franchise debuts – Tom Seaver, at the age of 22, makes his first start for the Mets going 5.1 innings, giving up 6 hits, 2 runs, striking out 8. Chuck Estrada gets the win in relief when pinch hitter Chuck Hiller doubles in Jerry Buchek in the 8th.
sabr.org: April 13, 1967: Mets win in Tom Seaver’s major-league debut. "Matty Alou, whose .342 batting average in 1966 had led all major-leaguers, led off with a double off “the kid” and went to third when Roberto Clemente grounded out to first baseman Ron Swoboda with one out. Seaver then got his first major-league strikeout — fanning Donn Clendenon — to end the Pirates half of the first. Seaver had two more strikeouts as he retired the Pirates in order in the second."
Mets YouTube Videos: Tom Seaver’s MLB Debut.
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1963; Game #4; Saturday; Apr 13, NYM 2 @;MLN; 5; boxscore; WP: Burdette; LP: Cisco; Time: 02:00; DAY; Attendance: 5,067;
The Mets scored twice as many runs than they did the previous game but still fell to 0-4 on the 1963 season. The Braves scored 4 in the first and never looked back. The big first inning blow - a three run HR to Len Gabrielson. Duke Snider and Jim Hickman homered for the Mets runs.
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1962; Game #2; Friday; Apr 13, NYM 3 PIT; 4; boxscore; WP: Sturdivant; LP: Jones; Save: Face; Time: 02:45; DAY; Attendance: 12,447;
National Pastime.com: On a wintry day, the Mets play their first home game ever when only 12,000 fans show up at the Polo Grounds to see the return of National League baseball to the Big Apple. On Friday the 13th, the Pirates score the decisive run on two eighth-inning wild pitches thrown by Ray Diavault, beating the New York expansion team, 4-3.
Bill Madden NY Daily News: '62 Mets were 'loveable loser' newcomer to National League. It was not the greatest of days, gray, cold and drizzling throughout, which accounted for the sparse crowd of 12,447. But as Dick Young wrote in the Daily News of that April 13, 1962 game: “They sat and stood in the steady rain, chattered incessant encouragement, cheered Frank Thomas’ mid-game homer and rooted right up to the end for the Mets to avert the eventual 4-3 defeat by Pitt.”
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