Nolan Ryan’s first win, Jerry Koosman’s Major League debut, and the Mets get 17 walks and score 17 runs in Oakland - just a few of the 51 games the Mets have played on April 14.
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Year: 2024; Game #15; Sunday, Apr 14; NYM 2 Vs. KCR 1; boxscore; WP: Raley; LP: Stratton; Save: Díaz; Time: 2:22;Day; Attendance: 32,749; Record: 7-8; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 2.5; W
4/14/2024 Box Score - New York Mets 2 Kansas City Royals 1
Brandon Nimmo*; LF 2 for 4; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 K; Starling Marte; DH 1 for 4; 1 walk; 2 K; Francisco Lindor#; SS 2 for 4; Pete Alonso; 1B 0 for 2; 1 run; 2 walks; 1 K; Tyrone Taylor; RF 0 for 3; 1 K; Francisco Alvarez; zC 0 for 4; 1 K; Jeff McNeil*; 2B 0 for 2; 1 run; 1 walk; Zack Short; B 0 for 2; 2 K; Brett Baty*; 3B 1 for 1; 1 walk; Harrison Bader; CF 2 for 4; 1 RBI; José Butto; 6 innings; no runs; 2 hits; 1 walk; 9 Ks; Adam Ottavino; 1 inning; no runs; 2 Ks; Brooks Raley*; (W, 1-0) 1 inning; no runs; 2 Ks; Edwin Diaz; (S, 3) 1 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 hit; 1 K;
From the Mets 2 Royals 1 Post Game Notes 4/14/2024:
- Are 7-3 in their last 10 games and have outscored opponents 58-44 during that span...Have won their last three series after losing their first two to start the season.
- Tallied 14 strikeouts, the club's ninth game with double-digit strikeouts this season...Is tied with Philadelphia for the second-most such games in the majors...Only Boston (10) has more double-digit strikeout games this season.
- Broke a 0-0 tie with an infield single in the eighth...Was his seventh career go-ahead RBI in the eighth inning or later...Has recorded multiple hits in four straight games, the longest such streak of his career.
- Recorded a career-high nine strikeouts surpassing his previous career high of seven set on September 12, 2023 vs. Arizona.
- Is one of 16 starting pitchers in the majors this season to allow five or fewer hits in their first two starts of the season.
- Has a 2.50 ERA (11 ER/39.1 IP) and 43 strikeouts over his last seven starts dating back to September 6, 2023...Five of those starts have been quality starts.
Brian Joura Mets360: "The winning rally wasn’t much to look at but it looked pretty after the Mets’ failures to capitalize in earlier innings. And it wasn’t great offense. They scored thanks to four walks and an infield single by Harrison Bader."
NY Post: Harrison Bader’s clutch infield hit leads Mets to series win on Dwight Gooden number retirement day. "That the Mets won this one with a superb starting pitching performance from Jose Butto served as an additional tribute to Gooden."
Mets YouTube Channel: Mets Vs. Royals Game Highlights.
Year: 2023; Game # 14; Friday, Apr 14; NYM 17 @ OAK;6; boxscore;; WP: Santana;; LP: Kaprielian;; Time: 3:29;N; Attendance: 11,102; Record: 8-6; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 2; W
Box Score: Mets 17 A's 6 Brandon Nimmo CF 2 for 4, double, 2 RBIs, 3 runs scored, 2 walks; Starling Marte, 2 for 3, 2 runs scored, 2 RBIs, 3 walks, 1 K; Francisco Lindor, 2 for 5, Grand Slam HR, double, 7 RBIs, 3 runs scored, 1 walk; Luis Guillorme 2B-SS 2 for 3, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, 2 walks; Kodai Senga 4.2 innings, 4 runs - all earned, 7 hits, 2 HRs, 4 walks, 7 Ks; Dennis Santana (W,1-0) 2.1 innings, 1 run - earned, 2 hits, 2 Ks;
Mets.com: Mets get 17 walks, 17 runs in win vs. A's "The Mets scored six runs on five walks and just one hit in the second inning of their series opener in Oakland. And as if that wasn't enough, they did it again -- six runs, this time on five walks, two hit batters and a knock -- three innings later. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Mets are the first team to score six or more runs on one or no hits in two separate innings in the same game since at least 1957."
Metstradamus: A Major League Team vs Major League. "So first off, let me lead this off by giving the Mets a lot of credit. They’ve been so overanxious this season in bases loaded situations that it would have been completely on brand for them to turn James Kaprielian into Sandy Koufax at the absolute worst time. But when Kaprielian was walking batter after batter in the second, the Mets stayed patient and took their bases."
Mets YouTube Channel: Game Highlights.
Year: 2021; Game#9; Wednesday Apr 14 NYM 5 Vs. ;PHI; 1; boxscore; WP: Peterson; LP: Wheeler; Time: 2:50; NIGHT; Attendance: 7,520; Record: 6-3; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 1.5; W;
Brandon Nimmo CF 3 for 5, run scored, 1 K; Francisco Lindor SS 2 for 4, 2 runs scored; Dominic Smith LF 3 for 5, 1 RBI, 2Ks; Pete Alonso 1B 0 for 3, RBI, 1K; Jeff McNeil 2B 1 for 3, 1K; Michael Conforto RF 0 for 2, run scored, HBP, walk; James McCann C 3 FOR 4, HR, 2 RBIs, run scored; Luis Guillorme 3B 0 for 4, 1K; David Peterson P 0 for 2, 1 K; (W, 1-1) 6 innings, 2 hits, 1 run – earned, HR, 10Ks; Jeurys Familia 1/3 inning, 1 hit, 1 walk, no runs; Aaron Loup 1.2 innings, no runs, no hits, 2 Ks; Edwin Diaz 1 inning, no hits, no runs, 2Ks;
NY Post: Brandon Nimmo thriving as Mets’ leadoff man. “Nimmo has registered an NL-best .464 batting average (13-for-28) with a .571 slugging percentage, despite still looking for his first home run.”
Newsday: In the first inning, after Nimmo slapped an opposite-field single, Lindor followed with a base hit and Smith lined an RBI single for the quick 1-0 lead. Pete Alonso made it 2-0 by hitting into a double play, and with David Peterson cruising, that seemed like it would be enough.
NY Post: Last week in Philadelphia, David Peterson got rocked. In the rematch Wednesday night, Peterson rocked. The Mets left-hander matched a career-high with 10 strikeouts and gave up just two hits over six innings while mowing down the Phillies in a 5-1 win at Citi Field.
NY Post: Aaron Loup comes through for Mets after layoff. “Loup induced a key double play in the seventh inning — and got five outs in all — to ensure a brilliant outing by starter David Peterson didn’t get wasted in the Mets’ 5-1 win over the Phillies at Citi Field.”
Metstradamus: James McCann had himself a night with three hits, and in the 8th inning he put the cherry on top of the sundae with a two run HR, his first ding-dong as a Met. Edwin Diaz knifed through the order in the ninth, and also found a way to get Met fans excited about his arrival into a game with an entrance song that makes me want to go save the Princess from the clutches of Donkey Kong.
Jason Fry Faith and Fear in Flushing: The Shadow of the Past - “The Mets won, and in convincing style. That won’t banish every fury or scatter every shadow, but it sure does cut them down to size”
Dom Smith lines one to right-center to drive in the opening marker of the ballgame! pic.twitter.com/GJHMWqHyjX
— SNY (@SNYtv) April 14, 2021
Make it 10 strikeouts for David Peterson! pic.twitter.com/f1j6smFojo
— SNY (@SNYtv) April 15, 2021
JAMES MCCANN LAUNCHES HIS FIRST HOMER AS A MET! 💪 pic.twitter.com/16NMOTwGj0
— SNY (@SNYtv) April 15, 2021
Year: 2019; Game #15; Sunday; Apr 14, NYM 3 @ ATL; 7; boxscore; WP: Teheran; LP: deGrom; Time: 03:36; NIGHT; Attendance: 23,385; Record: 9-6; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 0.5; L;
Jacob deGrom (L,2-2) allowed 3 runs in 5 innings and the bullpen allowed 4 more while the Mets struggled to score off Julio Tehran (W,2-1). Braves hit 3 Homers - Nick Markakis and Josh Donaldson off deGrom and Charlie Culberson off Justin Wilson. J.D. Davis homered for the Mets in the losing cause.
Year: 2018; Game #13; Saturday; Apr 14, NYM 1 Vs. MIL; 5; boxscore; WP: Anderson; LP: Harvey; Save: Hader; Time: 02:46; NIGHT; Attendance: 40,965; Record: 11-2; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 3.0; L;
NY Post: Harvey struggles, bats go quiet as Mets’ win streak ends at 9. "Entering with baseball’s best record, the Mets (11-2) looked like imposters on both sides, recording a season-low three hits, as Matt Harvey (L,0-1) labored through his latest underwhelming outing, in which he allowed two home runs."
Year: 2017; Game #11; Friday; Apr 14, NYM 2 @ MIA; 3; boxscore; WP: Ramos; LP: Edgin; Time: 03:26; NIGHT; Attendance: 24,194; Record: 7-4; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 0.5; L-wo;
Year:
2015;
Game #8; Tuesday; Apr 14, NYM 6 Vs. PHI; 5; boxscore; WP: Harvey; LP: Buchanan; Save: Familia; Time: 03:12; NIGHT; Attendance: 39,489;
Record: 5-3; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 1; W;
NY Post: Wright’s injury dampens Mets’ wild win in Harvey’s Citi return. "Matt Harvey’s 2015 home debut turned sour as the Phillies touched the Mets ace up for two home runs, and then the night grew miserable despite the home team winning when David Wright exited the game in the eighth inning with a right hamstring pull that could put him on the shelf for weeks...Michael Cuddyer’s base hit in the first inning knocked in Curtis Granderson to tie the game at 1-1. Lucas Duda hit a bases-loaded double in the second inning to give the Mets a 4-1 lead. The Mets tacked on runs in the fifth and seventh innings and then held on as Jeurys Familia picked up his third save in as many days, though he surrendered a home run to ex-Met Jeff Francoeur."
MLB YouTube Channel: Mets Phillies Highlights 4/14/2015
Year:
2014;
Game #13; Monday; Apr 14, NYM 7 @ ARI; 3; boxscore; WP: Wheeler; LP: Collmenter; Save: Torres; Time: 03:08; NIGHT; Attendance: 18,099;
Record: 6-7; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 3; W;
Lucas Duda went 4 for 5 with 2 RBIs as the Mets jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the 5th. David Wright also had 2 RBIs to support Zack Wheeler (W,1-2) who went 6.1 innings allowing just 2 runs on 6 hits.
Year:
2012; Game #8; Saturday; Apr 14, NYM 5 @ PHI 0; boxscore; WP: Niese; LP: Worley; Time: 02:41; DAY;
Attendance: 45,750;
Jonathan Niese (6.2 innings) Bobby Parnell (1.1 innings) and Jon Rauch (1 inning) combine to throw a 6 hit shutout. David Wright, HR, and Lucas Duda, HR and double, are the hitting stars.
4/14/12: NYM @ PHI: David Wright (2nd of season, 185th of career) off Vance Worley pic.twitter.com/NzeXjCTOEu
— Mets Home Run a Day (@MetsHRADay) March 12, 2021
Year:
2011; Game #12; Thursday; Apr
14 (1), NYM 5 COL 6; boxscore; WP: Reynolds; LP: Dickey; Save: Lindstrom; Time: 03:23; DAY;
4/14/11: COL @ NYM: Scott Hairston (1st of season, 69th of career) off Huston Street pic.twitter.com/XxiHaahU5Z
— Mets Home Run a Day (@MetsHRADay) February 8, 2023
Year:
2011; Game #13; Thursday; Apr 14 (2), NYM 4 COL 9; boxscore; WP: De La Rosa; LP: Capuano; Time: 03:16; DAY;
Attendance: 25,758;
Baseball Reference: 2011: The Rockies complete a four-game sweep of the Mets by taking both ends of a doubleheader at Citi Field, 5 - 4 and 9 - 4. Troy Tulowitzki leads Colorado's offense by homering in all four games and going 10 for 16 with 8 RBI in the series.
Year:
2010; Game #8; Wednesday; Apr 14, NYM 5 @ COL 6; boxscore; 10 innings; WP: Flores; LP: Mejia; Time: 03:33;
NIGHT; Attendance: 26,310;
Year:
2007; Game #11; Saturday; Apr 14, NYM 2 WSN 6; boxscore; WP: Hill; LP: Hernandez; Time: 02:44; DAY;
Attendance: 53,560;
Year:
2006; Game #9; Friday; Apr 14, NYM 4 MIL 3; boxscore; WP: Glavine;; LP: Capuano;; Save: Wagner;; Time: 02:51;
NIGHT; Attendance: 37,489;
Year:
2005; Game #9; Thursday; Apr 14, NYM 4 HOU 3; boxscore; WP: Matthews; LP: Franco; Save: Looper; Time: 03:03;
NIGHT; Attendance: 17,214;
NY POST: Franc You Very Much - Mets Rally to Beat Former Captain. "On a freezing Flushing night when their pitching started painfully slow, the Mets hung in there and got their first sweep of the year with a 4-3 win against Houston. Braden Looper earned his first save of the season, and former Met John Franco was charged with the loss...Trailing 3-1, David Wright led off the bottom of the seventh with a walk and advanced to third on Victor Diaz’s double to right-center field. Marlon Anderson, who had been batting .714 and was 4-for-6 as a pinch hitter, came up next and drove in Wright on a sacrifice fly to get within 3-2 against Franco, the former Mets captain...Jose Reyes...hit a tap single up the third-base line to tie it, 3-3, with two out...Reyes then stole second and came in for the first Mets lead of the night when Miguel Cairo got on when Mike Lamb, charged with an error, was unable to field his liner at third."
Year:
2004; Game #8; Wednesday; Apr 14, NYM 1; ATL 6; boxscore; WP: Thomson; LP: Yates; Time: 02:39; NIGHT; Attendance: 15,894;
Tyler Yates (L0-1) allowed 6 runs in 2.1 innings while John Thompson (W,1-0) held the Mets in check - 1 run over 8 innings. Sole Mets run scored on a Kaz Matsui Sac-Fly.
Year:
2003; Game #13; Monday; Apr 14, NYM 3 @ MON 5; boxscore; WP: Smith; LP: Strickland; Save: Biddle; Time: 03:07; DAY;
Attendance: 13,155;
NY Post: Swept out to seas- Mets lose 6th straight as Montreal completes San Juan shellacking. “'We battled,' Art Howe said, using a phrase that has already become tiresome to the manager. 'We came up short.' Fernando Tatis greeted [David] Weathers with a two-out, two-run single to right to break a 3-3 tie in the eighth, giving the Expos their first-ever four-game series sweep against the Mets at “home.”...in Puerto Rico..."
Year:
2002; Game #12; Sunday; Apr 14, NYM 6 ;MON 4; boxscore; WP: Trachsel; LP: Armas; Save: Benitez; Time: 02:54; DAY;
Attendance: 45,646;
Mike Piazza singled in Mark Johnson in the 6th to break a 4-4 tie. Roberto Alomar hit his 3rd HR of the year and Mark Guthrie, Scott Strickland and Armando Benitez combined for 2.1 innings of scoreless relief.
Year:
2001; Game #11; Saturday; Apr 14, NYM 0 CIN 1; boxscore;; WP: Reitsma; LP: Leiter; Save: Graves; Time: 02:25; DAY;
Attendance: 55,067;
Baseball Reference: 2001: By scoring in their 175th consecutive game, the Cincinnati Reds set a modern National League record for not being shut out by an opponent. Coincidentally, to break the record, Cincinnati beats Al Leiter and the New York Mets, 1 - 0, the last pitcher and team to shut out the franchise.
Year:
2000; Game #11; Friday; Apr 14, NYM 8 @ PIT 5; boxscore; 12 innings; WP: Franco; LP: Silva; Time: 04:10; NIGHT; Attendance: 20,725;
Big night for Mike Piazza as he goes 5 for 6 with 2 HRs and a double - 4 RBIs, 2 runs scored, 1 walk.
NY Post: Piazza's Five Hits (2 HRS) Power Mets - "...the Mets won a baseball game last night over the Pirates, 8-5, in 12 innings at Three Rivers Stadium...Ordonez led the way with a single to center to open the 12th-inning rally off Pirate reliever Jose Silva, the loser. Benny Agbayani followed with a double down the left-field line, while Melvin Mora knocked a broken-bat single to center to bring in both and give the Mets a 6-4 advantage...Later in the inning, Piazza hit a two-run homer."
Baseball Reference:
1999: John Franco strikes
out the side in the 9th inning of the New York Mets' 4 - 1 win over the Florida
Marlins, becoming the second relief pitcher in major league history to reach
400 career saves.
4/14/99: FLA @ NYM: Robin Ventura (2nd of season, 173rd of career) off Antonio Alfonseca pic.twitter.com/PnnUBVO0FZ
— Mets Home Run a Day (@MetsHRADay) February 6, 2022
4/14/1999 John Franco joins Lee Smith as the only other pitcher in Major League history to record 400 career saves. To date, Franco’s 424 saves are the most by a left-handed reliever.
— This Day in Mets History (@NYMhistory) April 14, 2021
@john_franco45 pic.twitter.com/kZU2xkhvqt
Year: 1998;
Game #12; Tuesday; Apr 14, NYM 6 CHC 0; boxscore; WP: Leiter; LP: Gonzalez; Time: 02:50;
NIGHT; Attendance: 15,965;
Year:
1997; Game #12; Monday; Apr 14, NYM 2 SFG 3; boxscore; WP: Rodriguez; LP: McMichael; Save: Beck; Time: 02:51; NIGHT; Attendance: 12,001;
Year:
1996; Game #11; Sunday; Apr 14, NYM 10 @
COL 4; boxscore; WP: Harnisch; LP: Ritz; Save: Henry; Time: 03:01; NIGHT; Attendance: 48,051;
Year:
1994; Game #8; Thursday; Apr 14, NYM 10 CHC 9; boxscore; WP: Linton; LP: Plesac; Save: Franco; Time: 03:28; DAY; Attendance: 14,147;
Jeff Kent with 2 Home Runs led the Mets. Jeff's second homer put the Mets up 10-9 after they had blown an 8-3 lead when the Cubs scored 6 in the 8th. Doug Linton (W,1-0) earned his first Mets win facing 2 batters and recording 2 outs before Jeff put the Mets up for good.
Year:
1993; Game #7; Wednesday; Apr 14, NYM 6
@ COL 3; boxscore; WP: Fernandez; LP: Smith; Save: Maddux; Time: 02:56; NIGHT; Attendance: 57,489;
Vince Coleman led off the game with a triple and later scored on a Tony Fernandez sac fly. The Mets never trailed building up a 6-0 lead for Sid Fernandez (W,1-0) who went 5 innings allowing no runs, 1 hit, 2 walks;
Year: 1992; Game #9; Tuesday; Apr 14, NYM 8 PHI 5; boxscore; WP: Franco; LP: Brantley; Time: 03:03; NIGHT; Attendance: 15,274; Record: 3-6; Standings: 6; Games up/behind: 3; W;
Anthony Young left the game pitching 6 innings and a 5-3 lead but Jeff Innis hit two batters and walked another to force in two runs that tied the game in the top of the 7th. In the bottom of the inning, back to back doubles by Dave Gallagher and Eddie Murray gave the Mets the 8-5 lead and victory.
Year:
1991; Game #7; Sunday; Apr 14, NYM 7 MON 1; boxscore; WP: Viola; LP: Nabholz; Time: 02:32; DAY;
Attendance: 25,944.
The Mets scored 4 first inning runs on two run singles by Hubie Brooks and Rick Cerone and that was all that Frank Viola needed as he went the distance allowing just one run on a solo homer by Tim Wallach.
4/14/91: MON @ NYM: Kevin Elster (1st of season, 29th of career) off Barry Jones pic.twitter.com/uRDYjJgQsb
— Mets Home Run a Day (@MetsHRADay) November 13, 2020
4/14/91: MON @ NYM: Kevin Elster (1st of season, 29th of career) off Barry Jones pic.twitter.com/uRDYjJgQsb
— Mets Home Run a Day (@MetsHRADay) November 13, 2020Year:
1990; Game #5; Saturday; Apr 14, NYM 5 @ MON 6; boxscore; WP: Martinez; LP: Gooden; Save: Frey; Time: 02:49; DAY; Attendance: 16,165;
Year:
1989; Game #8; Friday; Apr 14, NYM 9 @ STL 4; boxscore; WP: Cone; LP: Magrane; Time: 02:25; NIGHT; Attendance: 51,257;
Year:
1988; Game #8; Thursday; Apr 14, NYM 1 MON 0; boxscore; WP: Ojeda; LP: Martinez; Time: 02:17; DAY;
Attendance: 19,612;
Year:
1987; Game #6; Tuesday; Apr 14, NYM 7 @ PHI 5; boxscore; WP: Darling; LP: Bedrosian; Save: Orosco; Time: 03:16;
NIGHT; Attendance: 22,836;
Year:
1986; Game #5; Monday; Apr 14, NYM 2 STL 6; boxscore; 13 innings; WP: Perry; LP: Niemann; Time: 04:21; DAY;
Attendance: 47,752;
Year:
1985; Game #5; Sunday; Apr 14, NYM 4 CIN 0; boxscore; WP: Gooden; LP: Tibbs; Time: 02:26; DAY; Attendance: 30,456;
Mets improved to 5-0 to start 1985 as Dwight Gooden (W,1-0) earned his first win of his Cy Young Season, a 4 hit, 10 K, complete game shutout. Gary Carter's homer to lead off the 6th against Ex-Met Minor Leaguer Jay Tibbs broke the scoreless tie. Gary had another RBI later on a Sac Fly.
YouTube: Mets Reds 4/14/1985 Full Game.
Year:
1984; Game #9; Saturday; Apr 14, NYM 2 @ CHC 5; boxscore; WP: Ruthven; LP: Leary; Save: Smith;; Time: 02:26; DAY; Attendance: 15,789;
Mets continued their long road trip to start 1984 with a loss to the Cubs. Tim Leary (L,1-1) allowed 3 runs in the first and 4 runs total over 5.2 innings. Mets outhit the Cubs 9-7 but three Met errors helped put the cubs on top. Wally Backman, Hubie Brooks and Ron Gardenhire each had two hits.
Year:
1983; Game #6; Thursday; Apr 14, NYM 1 @;STL 7; boxscore; WP: Forsch; LP: Torrez; Time: 02:16; NIGHT; Attendance: 11,941;
The defending World Champion Cardinals scored 7 off Mike Torrez (L,0-2) knocking him out in the 1st. Torrez gave up 7 runs - 6 earned on 6 hits, 1 walk, 1 K. Hubie Brooks homered for the Mets run against Bob Forsch (W,1-1) who had the complete game Cardinal win.
Year:
1982; Game #7; Wednesday; Apr 14, NYM 8 PHI 1; boxscore; WP: Scott; LP: Ruthven; Time: 02:14; DAY;
Attendance: 13,420;
The Mets continued their strong 1982 start behind a complete game 1-run performance by Mike Scott. Mookie Wilson hit his first HR of 1982 to help the Mets improve to an 5-2 record.
Year:
1978; Game #8; Friday; Apr 14, NYM 3 @ MON 2; boxscore; 10 innings; WP: Cornejo; LP: May; Save: Lockwood; Time: 02:47; DAY;
Attendance: 37,172;
Year:
1977; Game #6; Thursday; Apr 14, NYM 1 STL 4; boxscore; WP: Forsch; LP: Koosman; Save: Urrea; Time: 02:25; DAY; Attendance: 8,030;
Year: 1976; Game #5; Wednesday; Apr 14, NYM 5 @ CHC 6; boxscore; WP: Schultz; LP: Webb; Save: Garman; Time: 02:26; DAY; Attendance: 9,307; Record: 2-3; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 2; L;
Baseball Reference: In the 6th inning of today's 6 - 5 loss to Chicago, the Mets' Dave Kingman hits what will become widely regarded as the longest home run ever hit in Wrigley Field, estimated at 600 feet in many of the next day's press accounts, with the putative "paper of record" going as high as 630. Some cold water is applied to these claims by longtime Cubs' broadcaster Jack Brickhouse, speaking in 1982 with Paul Susman of Baseball Digest: "Brickhouse revealed that the ball was greatly helped by a strong wind of about 35 miles per hour. Brickhouse estimated Kingman's blast in reality went about 500 feet." To be fair to Kingman, the Cubs' own scoresheet for this game estimates "530 to 550 feet," which in conjunction with researcher Bill Jenkinson's assertion of 530 feet as the distance between home plate and the point of obstruction, would suggest a typo or simple misreading as the culprit in the inflated Times estimate.
Year: 1975; Game #5; Monday; Apr 14, NYM 3 @ PHI 4; boxscore; WP: Garber; LP: Cram; Time: 02:00; NIGHT; Attendance: 10,626; Record: 1-4; Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 3; L-wo;
Mets led 3-0 as Randy Tate took a shutout into the 8th only to see the Phillies tie it up on a Willie Montanez RBI double and a Greg Luzinski 2 run homer. Mike Schmidt won it in the 9th with a lead off homer against Jerry Cram.
Year: 1974; Game #6; Sunday; Apr 14 (1), NYM 1 PHI 2; boxscore; 11 innings; WP: Wallace; LP: McGraw; Time: 03:10; DAY; Record: 2-4; Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 4; L;
Year:
1974; Game #7; Sunday; Apr 14 (2), NYM 3 PHI 5; boxscore; WP: Scarce; LP: Miller; Time: 02:22; DAY; Attendance: 14,201;
Mets get swept by Philly in a Sunday Double header. Game One took 11 innings before Tug McGraw (L,0-2) allowed a run in relief. Rusty Staub with a Homer for the Mets lone run. Mets led game 2 3-0 until Jerry Koosman tired in the 8th allowing 2 runs, Bob Miller (L,0-1) 3 more in the 9th as the Mets fell to 2-5 in 1974.
Year:
1973; Game #6; Saturday; Apr 14, NYM 3 @ PHI 7; boxscore; WP: Carlton; LP: McAndrew; Time: 02:09;
NIGHT; Attendance: 11,063;
Mets lose their 2nd straight to the Phillies. Jim Fregolsi doubled in two to put the Mets up early 2-0. With the game tied at 3 in the 6th, the Phillies scored 4 off Jim McAndrew and Ray Sadecki including a 3 run HR to Mike Anderson.
Year:
1970; Game #6; Tuesday; Apr 14, NYM 4 PIT 6; boxscore; 10 innings; WP: Hartenstein; LP: McGraw; Time: 02:47; DAY; Attendance: 41,679;
Year:
1969; Game #7; Monday; Apr 14, NYM 1 @ PHI 5; boxscore; WP: Fryman; LP: McAndrew; Time: 02:16;
NIGHT; Attendance: 13,070;
Year:
1968; Game #4; Sunday; Apr 14, NYM 4 @ HOU 0; boxscore; WP: Ryan; LP: Dierker; Save: Frisella; Time: 02:54; DAY;
Attendance: 15,290;
Baseball Reference: 1968: At the Astrodome, New York Mets pitcher Nolan Ryan earns the first of his 324 major league victories. The 21-year-old right-hander hurls six and two-thirds innings of three-hit, shutout baseball to lead the Mets over the Houston Astros, 4 - 0. Danny Frisella takes the save in 2 1/3 innings of relief. Tommie Agee goes 2 for 3 with two runs and Art Shamsky 2 for 3 with two RBI. Larry Dierker is the losing pitcher.
Year:
1967; Game #3; Friday; Apr 14, NYM 1 @ PHI 5; boxscore; WP: Short; LP: Fisher; Time: 02:59; NIGHT; Attendance: 26,649;
After Mets starter Jack Fisher gave up 4 runs in 8 hits in 2.1 innings, Jerry Koosman made his major league debut throwing 2.2 scoreless innings, no hits, 2 walks, and 2 Ks. Mets only run was scored on a HR by Tommie Reynolds. Chris Short pitched a complete game in the win for the Phillies.
Year:
1965; Game #2; Wednesday; Apr 14, NYM 6 HOU 7; boxscore; 11 innings; WP: Farrell; LP: Bearnarth; Save: Owens; Time: 03:03; DAY; Attendance: 7,277;
Down 3-2 in the 9th, Joe Christopher homered to tie the game at 3 for the Mets. In the 11th, the Mets allowed 4 unearned runs on two errors, 4 walks, 2 wild pitches, a steal of home and a single. Mets tried to come back in the bottom of the 11th as Ron Swoboda homered and Cleon Jones singled in two more but came up short in the 7-6 loss.
Year: 1964;
Game #1; Tuesday; Apr 14, NYM 3 @ PHI 5; boxscore; WP: Klippstein; LP: Jackson; Time: 02:38; NIGHT; Attendance: 21,016;
Dick Smith 1B; 2 for
4; 1 K; Larry Burright 2B; 0 for
0; John Stephenson PH; 0 for
1; Amado Samuel 2B-SS; 2 for
5; 1 run; Ron Hunt 3B; 2 for
5; 2·GDP; Frank Thomas LF; 2 for
4; 1 run; Jim Hickman CF; 0 for
2; 1 walk; Jesse Gonder PH; 0 for
1; Rod Kanehl CF; 0 for
0; Hawk Taylor C; 1 for
3; 2 RBIs; 1 walk; Joe Christopher RF; 1 for
3; HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 K; Ed Kranepool PH-RF; 0 for
1; Al Moran SS; 1 for
2; 1 walk; 1 K; Tim Harkness PH-1B; 0 for
1; 1 K; Al Jackson P; 0 for
4; Al Jackson, L (0-1); 7.1
innings; 5 runs; 5 ERs; 6 hits; 1 HR; 2 walks; 5 Ks; Larry Bearnarth; 0.2
inning; no runs;
New Year, same outcome on Opening Day. Roy Sievers took Al Jackson deep in the 1st as the Phillies jumped out to a 3-0 lead. They added a 4th run in the 2nd. Mets had 11 hits in the loss including a solo Home Run by Joe Christopher.
Year:
1963; Game #5; Sunday; Apr 14, NYM 0 @ MLN 1; boxscore; 10 innings; WP: Hendley; LP: Craig; Time: 02:19; DAY; Attendance: 5,576;
It took the Braves 10 innings to beat the Mets 1-0 on an extra inning walk-off. Roger Craig (L,0-2) started and took the game into extras allowing a walk and a runner reaching on a fielder's choice before allowing the game winning hit. Mets fall to 0-5 on the year.
Year: 1962; Game #3; Saturday; Apr 14, NYM 2 PIT 6; boxscore; WP: Mizell; LP: Jackson; Save: Face; Time: 02:48; DAY; Attendance: 9,231; Record: 0-3; Standings: 7; Games up/behind: 4; L;
Future '62 Met Vinegar Bend Mizell (W,1-0) allows just 1 un-earned run while Al Jackson (L,0-1) allowed 6 runs. Jim Marshall homered in the Mets losing cause.
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