This Day in Mets History

1972- The Mets sold Chuck Taylor to the Milwaukee Brewers

1983- Mets rookie catcher Mike Fritzgerald becomes the 48th major leaguer to hit a home run in his first big league at bat.

1997- The Mets‚ down 6-0 with one strike to go in the bottom of the 9th rally to tie the Expos. Carl Everett ties the game with a grand slam. Two innings later‚ Bernard Gilkey hits a three-run homer to end it‚ 9-6. Facing Dustin Hermanson‚ the Mets manage just one hit through the first 8 innings‚ and that is a blooper by Carlos Mendoza‚ his first ML hit. Two singles and two relievers later the Mets tie it. John Franco is the winner over Steve Kline.(www.baseballlibrary.com)

Mets Birthdays

• Tom Parsons: 70
• Rodney McCray: 46
• Grant Roberts: 32