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Their final home series against the Pirates drew just over 5,900 fans for three games combined. [ 7 ] The construction of the then-state-of-the-art DiamondVision electronic scoreboard in center field for 1981 resulted in a sharp increase in ticket prices following this season, e.g., with General Admission seating rising from $1.50 to $4.00.
In 1986, the team posted 108 wins, the most in franchise history, and defeated the Houston Astros in the National League Championship Series (NLCS) to advance to the World Series. Trailing three games to two in the series, the Mets were one out from defeat in game six before coming back to win 6–5; they won game seven two days later to earn ...
The 1980 Major League Baseball season concluded with the Philadelphia Phillies winning their first World Series championship.. A strike during April 1–8 caused the final eight days of spring training to be canceled, but did not impact the regular season schedule.
Single game batting records Statistic Player Record Year Ref Most Hits: Edgardo Alfonzo Wilmer Flores: 6: 1999 2016: Example Most At-bats: David Schneck: 11 (1974, 25 innings) Example *Most Runs Scored: Edgardo Alfonzo: 6: 1999: Example Most Doubles: 21 players have achieved this the latest being Jeff McNeil: 3: 2022: Example Most Triples: Doug ...
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason. First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
The 1980 World Series was the first of numerous World Series that journeyman outfielder Lonnie Smith (then with the Phillies) participated in. He was also a part of the 1982 World Series (as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals ), 1985 World Series (as a member of the Kansas City Royals ), and the 1991 and 1992 World Series as a member of the ...
Orosco pitched the last four innings of the first game and the final inning of the second game, and both times was the pitcher of record when the Mets rallied to win. [4] Orosco with the Minnesota Twins during his final season in 2003. Orosco's clutch relief pitching in the 1986 postseason was one of the key reasons the Mets won the World Series.
November 16, 1980: Kevin Mitchell was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets. [1] December 15, 1980: José Moreno and John Pacella were traded by the Mets to the San Diego Padres for Randy Jones. [2] December 15, 1980: Rick Sweet was purchased by the Mets from the San Diego Padres. [3]