1969- At Shea Stadium‚ the Mets top the Cubs 3-2 on Tommie Agee's 2-run HR. Jerry Koosman beats Bill Hands and strikes out 13 Cub batters. Chicago has now lost 5 in a row and leads the Mets by 1 1/2 games.
1990- Darryl Strawberry, the Mets all-time home run leader (252), ends his eight-year tenure with New York and signs a five -year free-agent deal with his hometown Dodgers.
(www.nationalpasttime.com)
1993- Houston's Darryl Kile no-hits the Mets‚ winning by a score of 7-1. He fans 9 and walks 1. Mets 3B Butch Huskey becomes the 3rd player in history to make his major league debut on the losing end of a no-hitter.(www.baseballlibrary.com)
Mets Birthdays-
- Sheriff Robinson: 88
- Don Aase: 55
- Bobby Parnell: 25
Non-Mets: Today is the 11th anniversary of Mark McGwire hitting his 62nd homerun off SteveTrachsel passing Roger Maris.
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