Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The 1980 New York Mets season was the 19th regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Joe Torre , the team had a 67–95 record and finished in fifth place in the National League East .
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 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]
In the back of the Rangers' rotation this season, the 10-year veteran went 10-6 with a 4.15 ERA. He earned the win in World Series Game 4, allowing one earned run on four hits and two walks with ...
In Game 4, Swoboda, not known for his fielding, made a spectacular catch of a ball hit by Brooks Robinson in the ninth inning to stop an Orioles rally. The Mets won the game 2–1 in ten innings, and subsequently, the World Series. For the World Series, Swoboda batted .400. His only RBI was the game winner of the fifth and final game. [8]
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 ...
December 16, 1980: Rusty Staub was signed as a free agent by the Mets. [4] December 19, 1980: Mike Cubbage was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets. [5] January 13, 1981: Randy Milligan was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft. [6]
On July 4, 1985, [2] [3] [4] the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 16–13 in a 19-inning Major League Baseball contest [5] that featured Keith Hernandez hitting for the cycle, [6] Mets manager Davey Johnson being ejected, and the Braves coming back to tie the game twice in extra innings, most notably in the bottom of the 18th.