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Strawberry's first MLB HR, Piazza's 9th Inning HR to nix Clemens win, a 9 run inning against the Dodgers, and a 1962 win streak - just a few of the games the Mets have played on May 16th.
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Year: 2024; Game #43;
Thursday, May 16; NYM 6 @ PHI 5; 11 Innings; boxscore; WP: López;
LP: Alvarado;
Save: Diekman; Time: 3:29;
Night; Attendance: 38,267; Record: 20-23; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 10;W
5/16/2024 Box Score: New York Mets 6 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Tyrone Taylor; CF-LF 0 for 5; 1 run; 1 K; Pete Alonso; 1B 1 for 4; HR; 2 runs; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 K; Francisco Lindor#; SS 0 for 5; 1 run; 3 Ks; J.D. Martinez; DH 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 2 Ks; DJ Stewart*; LF 1 for 3; Harrison Bader; CF 2 for 2; double; 1 RBI; Starling Marte; RF 2 for 5; 1 run; 2 Ks; Brett Baty*; 3B 1 for 2; double; 1 RBI; Mark Vientos; PH-3B 0 for 3; 2 Ks; Jeff McNeil*; 2B 0 for 4; 1 walk; 1 K; Omar Narváez*; C 0 for 4; 1 K; Jose Quintana*; 5.1 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 4 hits; 4 Ks; Reed Garrett; (BS, 2) 1.2 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Adam Ottavino; (H, 7) 1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; Edwin DÃaz; (BS, 3) 1 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 hit; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Jorge López; (W, 1-0) 1 inning; no runs; 1 walk; Jake Diekman*; (S, 1) 1 inning; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K;
NY Post: Mets grind out tough 11-inning win over Phillies to stop three-game skid. "There was an Edwin Diaz blown save at the beginning of the set and another one at the end, but the difference on Thursday was the Mets had an extra-inning rally awaiting to propel them from the dumpster. J.D. Martinez delivered a go-ahead base hit, and Jose Alvarado’s wild pitch later helped send the Mets to a 6-5 victory over the Phillies in 11 innings at Citizens Bank Park."
Brian Joura Mets360: "Jorge Lopez shut the door in the 10th inning and Jake Diekman got a strikeout with the tying run on third base as the Mets defeated the Phillies, 6-5, Thursday night in Philadelphia. The victory gave the Mets their first win in the finale of back-to-back, home-and-home, two-game series between NL East rivals."
NY Post: Mets’ Edwin Diaz won’t use being out for year as reason for closing woes. "Diaz entered in the ninth inning with the Mets holding a one-run edge and lost a 10-pitch battle to Brandon Marsh, who walked. Diaz then airmailed a wild pitch that moved Marsh to second. After a strikeout, Diaz allowed Bryson Stott’s ground ball to find a hole in the right side, which drove in the tying run."
Tim Healey Newsday: Mets eke out win over Phillies to end skid despite another Edwin Diaz blown save. "The Mets scored two runs, including their last, on wild pitches. Harrison Bader entered as a pinch runner in the sixth and wound up with two significant hits, an RBI single in the eighth and double in the 11th. Francisco Lindor went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts to drop his average to .194."
Abbey Mastracco NY Daily News: Mets blow two leads before outlasting Phillies in extra innings. "Trying to change their fate after losing the last three to the Phillies and five of their last six (all against NL East opponents), the Mets took a 2-0 lead off right-hander Taijuan Walker, with Alonso hitting his 10th home run of the season in the first and Brett Baty scoring Starling Marte on a double in the second inning."
Anthony DiComo Mets.com: "It was, at times, an ugly affair. But it also showcased the type of chutzpah the Mets will need if they intend to make good on their season-long goals."
Mets YouTube Channel: Mets Vs. Phillies Highlights.
Year: 2021; Game#35; Sunday May 16 NYM 1 @ TBR 7; boxscore; WP: Fleming; LP: Stroman; Time: 2:32; DAY; Attendance: 7,355; Record: 19-16; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 1.0; L;
Patrick Mazeika hits his first MLB HR but that was one of only 2 Mets hits. Marcus Stroman gave up 5 in 6 innings (L,3-4) for the loss.
Brian Joura Mets360: “The Mets managed just two hits and ended up losing to the Rays, 7-1. The Rays’ win gave them a sweep of the three-game series and they outscored the Mets, 22-8.”
Deesha Thosar NY Daily News: “Marcus Stroman gave up three home runs against the Rays to Manuel Margot, Willy Adames and Brandon Lowe. He took his fourth loss of the year as his season ERA jumped from 2.01 to 2.72 following his six-inning outing.”
Mets.com: “Patrick Mazeika became the first Met to homer for his first career hit since pitcher Jeremy Hefner on May 29, 2012, off the Phillies' Joe Blanton, and the first Mets position player to do it since Jordany Valdespin on May 7, 2012, off Philadelphia's Jonathan Papelbon.”
NY Post: “Michael Conforto and Jeff McNeil were Sunday’s casualties, both victims of hamstring injuries that removed them from action after just one at-bat each. If the makeshift lineup left to battle the Rays wasn’t problem enough, Marcus Stroman’s worst start of the season sealed it.”
Year: 2019;
Game #42; Thursday; May 16, NYM 6 @ WSN; 7; boxscore; WP: Jennings; LP: Wheeler; Save: Doolittle; Time: 03:16; DAY; Attendance: 28,807; Record: 20-22; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 3.5; L;
Nats get 4 in the 1st off Zack Wheeler (L,3-3). Mets tie it up with 4 in the 3rd on a Robinson Cano double and a Michael Conforto 3-run homer. Washington goes back in from 6-4 in the 5th as Gerado Para slugs a 2-run homer off Zack. Down 7-4 in the ninth, the Mets score 2 but Keon Broxton Ks with the bases loaded to end it.
NY Post: Mets’ worst day of year features two injuries, 1 crushing strikeout. "Two bodies down, an ugly Zack Wheeler start and series loss to the Nationals translated into maybe the worst day of this season for the Mets...Conforto received a concussion upon colliding with Robinson Cano chasing Howie Kendrick’s pop-up in the fifth. Conforto will be placed on the seven-day injured list for concussions and examined Friday....Broxton blamed his lack of playing time for his 1-for-25 (.040) nosedive since April 15."
Year: 2018;
Game #39; Wednesday; May 16, NYM 1 Vs. TOR; 12; boxscore; WP: Happ; LP: Wheeler; Time:
03:34; DAY; Attendance: 28,400; Record: 20-19;
Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 4.5; L;
NY Post: Zack Wheeler stinker dooms Mets on dreary day at Citi Field. "Wheeler was sharp for the first three innings, but was never the same following an 18-minute delay with the Mets batting in the third, as the grounds crew spread drying agent on the soaked field in a downpour...After returning to the mound in the fourth, Wheeler allowed a two-run homer to Teoscar Hernandez that put the Mets in a 3-0 hole. In the fifth, the Blue Jays scored three additional runs, ending Wheeler’s day at 81 pitches."
5/16/18: TOR @ NYM: Brandon Nimmo (2nd of season, 8th of career) off Danny Barnes (@You_Found_Nimmo) pic.twitter.com/HVBngZz1XS
— Mets Home Run a Day (@MetsHRADay) January 11, 2023
Year: 2017;
Game #38; Tuesday; May 16, NYM 4 @ ARI; 5; boxscore; WP: Greinke; LP: Milone; Save: Rodney; Time: 02:52; NIGHT; Attendance: 17,471;
Record: 16-22; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 9; L;
Year: 2015;
Game #37; Saturday; May 16, NYM 14 Vs. MIL 1; boxscore; WP: deGrom; LP: Garza; Save: Time:
02:56; NIGHT; Attendance: 30,208; Record: 21-16;
Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 0.5; W;
Curtis Granderson RF 3 for 5; HR; 2 runs; 2 RBIs; Juan Lagares CF 1 for 5; GDP; 1 run; 1 K; Lucas Duda 1B 1 for 4; 2B; 1 run; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Michael Cuddyer LF 2 for 4; 2B; 2 runs; 2 RBIs; 2 Ks; John Mayberry PH-RF 0 for 1; 1 K; Daniel Murphy 2B 1 for 3; 2B; 2 runs; 2 RBIs; 1 walk; Rubén Tejada PH-2B 0 for 1; Eric Campbell 3B 2 for 5; 2B; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 K; Kevin Plawecki C 1 for 3; HR; 2 runs; 2 RBIs; 1 walk; 1 K; Jacob deGrom P 3 for 3; 1 run; 1 RBI; Kirk Nieuwenhuis LF 0 for 1; 1 K; Wilmer Flores SS 2 for 4; HR,GDP; 2 runs; 4 RBIs; Jacob deGrom, W (4-4) 6 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 5 hits; 1 walk; 6 Ks; Erik Goeddel 2 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 3 Ks; Jack Leathersich 1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 1 K;
NY Post: Mets’ bats spring to life with 10-run fourth in win over Brewers. "In a display that would have made the 1927 Yankees jealous, the Mets sent 15 men to the plate in a 10-run fourth inning that was the keynote of a 16-hit, three-homer, 14-1 sledgehammer win at soggy Citi Field...the Mets, who had gotten one run in the inning on a Kevin Plawecki RBI fielder’s choice before Wilmer Flores’ grand slam, reloaded the bases with the next three batters: Curtis Granderson and Juan Lagares singled and Lucas Duda walked. Cuddyer delivered his double to end Matt Garza’s (L,2-5) night — but not the Mets’ onslaught. Murphy doubled home his two against reliever Brandon Kintlzer. Eric Campbell, just recalled by the Mets after Dilson Herrera broke his finger, singled for the 10th and final run of the inning for an 11-0 lead. One out later, Jacob deGrom added his third hit...“That was big for us,” said deGrom (W,4-4), who had his two-seam fastball working which enabled him to go up in a six-strikeout, six-inning night.
The Mets 10-run inning is the third most they have scored in one inning behind the 12 run inning on April 29, 2016 versus the Giants and an 11-run inning on July 16th, 2006 versus the Cubs.
5/16/15: MIL @ NYM: Kevin Plawecki (2nd of season, 2nd of career) off Neal Cotts (@kplawecki26) pic.twitter.com/4JIoJIWWqN
— Mets Home Run a Day (@MetsHRADay) March 24, 2023
Year: 2014; Game #41; Friday; May 16, NYM 2 @ WSN 5; boxscore; WP: Roark; LP: Niese; Save: Soriano; Time: 03:08; NIGHT; Attendance: 34,413; Record: 19-22; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 3.5; L;
A David Wright 1st inning error helped the Nats score 3 off Jonathan Niese. Washington added 2 more in the 3rd to score 5 in 4 innings off Niese (L,2-3). Mets score 2 in the 5th on a Ruben Tejada groundout and an Eric Young Jr. double but were not able to overcome the 5-0 hole.
NY Post: Niese struggles, bats silent again as Mets fall to Nats. "Teddy Roosevelt — winner of the fourth-inning Presidents Race here — would certainly disapprove of the Mets carrying such little sticks. At least the Mets scored twice in the fifth on Friday, snapping a 22-inning scoreless streak. That would have to suffice as progress on a night when Jon Niese didn’t have his best stuff against the Nationals and the Mets’ defense was far from crisp. With almost nothing working, the Mets lost their third straight, 5-2 in front of 34,413 at Nationals Park."
Year: 2013;
Game #38; Thursday; May 16, NYM 5 @ STL; 2; boxscore; WP: Niese; LP: Wainwright; Save: Parnell; Time: 02:53; DAY; Attendance: 44,068; Record: 15-23; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 6; W;
Year: 2012;
Game #37; Wednesday; May 16, NYM 3 Vs. CIN; 6; boxscore; WP: Arredondo; LP: Rauch; Save: Marshall; Time: 02:51; NIGHT; Attendance: 22,659;
Record: 20-17; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 3; L;
NY Post: Todd Frazier homered twice, Brandon Phillips hit a tying single off Jon Rauch in the eighth and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Mets 6-3 Wednesday night.
Year: 2011;
Game #41; Monday; May 16, NYM 1 Vs. FLA; 2; boxscore; 11 innings; WP: Badenhop; LP: Igarashi; Save: Oviedo; Time: 03:31; NIGHT; Attendance: 23,721;
Record: 19-22; Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 6.5; L;
Year: 2010;
Game #38; Sunday; May 16, NYM 8 @ FLA; 10; boxscore; WP: Nolasco; LP: Niese; Save: Oviedo; Time: 03:12; DAY; Attendance: 17,977; Record: 18-20; Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 6; L;
Year: 2009;
Game #36; Saturday; May 16, NYM 9 @ SFG; 6; boxscore; WP: Santana; LP: Johnson; Save: Putz; Time: 03:11; DAY; Attendance: 41,336; Record: 21-15; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 1.5; W;
Year: 2007;
Game #39; Wednesday; May 16, NYM 8 Vs. CHC; 1; boxscore; WP: Sosa; LP: Hill; Time:
02:36; NIGHT; Attendance: 37,483; Record: 25-14;
Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 0.5; W;
NY Post: Late-Late Show. "The decision to wait three hours for last night’s rain to stop proved just fine for the Mets, who received seven brilliant innings from Jorge Sosa (W,3-0) in beating the Cubs 8-1 at Shea Stadium and moving one-half game ahead of the Braves in the NL East...The Cubs managed one hit against Sosa, a journeyman right-hander who continues to impress his new team...Easley...slugged his third homer in six days, a two-run shot in the fourth that gave the Mets a 4-0 lead. Easley entered last night batting .400 on the homestand and has perhaps found a home at the No. 2 spot in the lineup."
5/16/07: CHC @ NYM: Damion Easley (6th of season, 153rd of career) off Rich Hill pic.twitter.com/6OJGQIogvV
— Mets Home Run a Day (@MetsHRADay) January 9, 2021
Year: 2006;
Game #38; Tuesday; May 16, NYM 8 @ STL; 3; boxscore; WP: Glavine; LP: Suppan; Time:
03:07; NIGHT; Attendance: 39,616; Record: 24-14;
Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 2.0; W;
Year: 2005;
Game #39; Monday; May 16, NYM 9 Vs. CIN; 2; boxscore; WP: Benson; LP: Wilson; Time:
02:33; NIGHT; Attendance: 19,963; Record: 20-19;
Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 3.5; W;
NY Post: SWEET REVENGE NO CIN FOR METS – BENSON, BATS SHUT DOWN REDS. "In his third start since returning from the DL, Kris Benson (W,1-1) was terrific. He went 7 2/3 innings, allowing just two runs on four hits while striking out eight and walking two...Offensively, the Mets busted out with their most runs since April 23, as all nine starters had hits and six of them scored runs. Cliff Floyd led the way with his 11th homer and also scored two runs. Doug Mientkiewicz also drove in a pair, as did Kazuo Matsui (two hits)."
Mets banged up Ex-Met Paul Wilson (L,1-5) 5.1 innings, 7 runs, 6 runs, 8 hits, 1 HR, 2 walks, 2 Ks;
Year: 2004; Game #38; Sunday; May 16, NYM 3 @ HOU; 2; boxscore; 13 innings; WP: Wheeler; LP: Backe; Time: 04:04; DAY; Attendance: 43,247; Record: 18-20; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 3.5; W;
NY Post: Piazza ruins Rocket's Day - Dramatic HR in 9th Denies Rog 8th win. "Trailing 2-0 with Eric Valent on second and two outs, Piazza stepped to the plate. Astros manager Jimy Williams walked to the mound, wanting his closer to walk Piazza and pitch to Todd Zeile. 'Jimy didn’t want me to face him,' Octavio Dotel said. 'I feel I can get anyone out in this game. If I walk him, what if Zeile got me?'...Dotel got ahead of Piazza, 1-2. The Mets were down to their final strike, and the Houston fans were roaring. After all, Clemens was about to be 8-0...That’s when Dotel challenged Piazza with a fastball. And that’s when Piazza crushed an enormous 408-foot, game-tying two-run blast into the Astro bullpen...Four innings later, the Mets would somehow pull out a stunning win when Jason Phillips – who was hitting .172 before yesterday, drove a game-winning homer off Brandon Backe."
5/16/04: NYM @ HOU: Mike Piazza (8th of season, 366th of career) off Octavio Dotel (@mikepiazza31) pic.twitter.com/wHlCW7uzCk
— Mets Home Run a Day (@MetsHRADay) April 2, 2023
Year: 2003;
Game #42; Friday; May 16, NYM 5 @ SFG; 7; boxscore; WP: Nathan; LP: Weathers; Save: Worrell; Time: 03:25; NIGHT; Attendance: 39,160;
Record: 17-25; Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 12; L;
Year: 2002;
Game #41; Thursday; May 16, NYM 3 @ SDP; 1; boxscore; WP: Leiter; LP: Lawrence; Save: Guthrie; Time: 02:46; NIGHT; Attendance: 15,931;
Record: 22-19; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: Tied;
W;
Year: 2001;
Game #39; Wednesday; May 16, NYM 2 Vs. SDP; 5; boxscore; WP: Eaton; LP: Rusch; Save: Hoffman; Time: 03:10; NIGHT; Attendance: 20,134;
Record: 15-24; Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 7.5; L;
Year: 2000;
Game #40; Tuesday; May 16, NYM 3 Vs. COL; 4; boxscore; 11 innings; WP: Tavarez; LP: Wendell; Save: Jimenez; Time: 03:36; NIGHT; Attendance: 25,697;
Record: 20-20; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 7; L;
Year: 1999;
Game #37; Sunday; May 16, NYM 2 @ PHI; 5; boxscore; WP: Byrd; LP: Hershiser; Save: Brantley; Time: 03:03; DAY; Attendance: 28,422; Record: 21-16; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 1.5; L;
Year: 1998;
Game #38; Saturday; May 16, NYM 4 @ SFG; 1; boxscore; WP: Reed; LP: Rueter; Save: Franco; Time: 02:34; DAY; Attendance: 30,131; Record: 20-18; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 8.5; W;
Year: 1997;
Game #40; Friday; May 16, NYM 1 Vs. COL; 2; boxscore; WP: Munoz; LP: McMichael; Save: Ruffin; Time: 02:38; NIGHT; Attendance: 15,261;
Record: 20-20; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 7; L;
Year: 1996;
Game #39; Thursday; May 16, NYM 6 @ SDP; 3; boxscore; WP: Harnisch; LP: Hamilton; Save: Franco; Time: 02:29; DAY; Attendance: 17,341; Record: 16-23; Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 10; W;
Year: 1995;
Game #19; Tuesday; May 16, NYM 1 @ HOU 0; boxscore; WP: Jones; LP: Reynolds; Save: Henry; Time: 02:27; NIGHT; Attendance: 15,368; Record: 8-11; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 6; W;
Bobby Jones (W,3-1) and Doug Henry (S,1) combine for a 3 hit shutout. Brett Butler singled in Chris Jones in the top of the 3rd for the games only run.
Year: 1994; Game #37; Monday; May 16, NYM 1 Vs. FLA; 3; boxscore; WP: Nen; LP: Saberhagen; Save: Hernandez; Time: 02:52; NIGHT; Attendance: 15,714; Record: 19-18; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 5; L;
Ex-Met Dave Magadan singled off Brett Saberhagen to break a 1-1 tie in the 8th. Three batter later, Orestes Destrade singled in another for insurance to give the Marlins a 3-1 lead. Marlins pen slammed the door allowing no Met hits in the 8th and 9th.
Year: 1993;
Game #35; Sunday; May 16, NYM 3 @ MON; 4; boxscore; 12 innings; WP: Fassero; LP: Young; Time:
03:22; DAY; Attendance: 22,898; Record: 12-23;
Standings: 7; Games up/behind: 13; L-wo;
Year: 1992; Game #37; Saturday; May 16, NYM 0 @ LAD; 2; boxscore; WP: Candiotti; LP: Fernandez; Time: 02:42; NIGHT; Attendance: 44,873; Record: 21-16; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 3; L;
Tom Candiotti with a complete game 6 hit shutout of the Mets. Sid Fernandez gave up just 5 hits in 6.1 innings but allowed two runs in the hard luck loss. Dick Schofield and Daryl Boston each had two hits for the Mets.
Year: 1990;
Game #33; Wednesday; May 16, NYM 3 @ SFG; 4; boxscore; 10 innings; WP: Brantley; LP: Pena; Time:
03:01; DAY; Attendance: 18,985; Record: 16-17;
Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 6; L-wo;
Year: 1988; Game #35; Monday; May 16, NYM 7 @ SDP; 4; boxscore; WP: Gooden; LP: Booker; Save: McDowell; Time: 03:21; NIGHT; Attendance: 15,445; Record: 24-11; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 2.0; W;
National Pastime.com: Mets catcher Gary Carter hits his 299th career home run, connecting for a three-run round-tripper off Greg Booker in the seventh inning of the team’s 7-4 victory over the Padres at Jack Murphy Stadium. The future Hall of Fame backstop will go 230 at-bats and three months before hitting #300 on August 11th.
Year: 1987;
Game #34; Saturday; May 16, NYM 4 Vs. SFG; 5; boxscore; 10 innings; WP: Garrelts; LP: Innis; Time:
03:34; NIGHT; Attendance: 48,128; Record: 15-19;
Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 5.5; L;
Year: 1986;
Game #30; Friday; May 16, NYM 3 @ LAD; 4; boxscore; 11 innings; WP: Howell; LP: Orosco; Time:
03:26; NIGHT; Attendance: 49,139; Record: 22-8;
Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 3.0; L-wo;
Year: 1985;
Game #31; Thursday; May 16, NYM 0 @ HOU; 1; boxscore; WP: Scott; LP: Fernandez; Save: Smith; Time: 02:03; NIGHT; Attendance: 11,795;
Record: 21-10; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 1.0;
L;
Sid Fernandez (L,1-1) allows just two hits over 7 innings including a first inning double to Jose Cruz who doubled in Bill Doran who led the inning off with a walk. Mike Scott goes 8.2 innings and leaves with men on 1st and 2nd. Dave Smith retires Danny Heep, in for the injured Darryl Strawberry, on a groundout to 1B to end it.
Year: 1984; Game #33; Wednesday; May 16, NYM 3 @ SFG; 4; boxscore; WP: Davis; LP: Terrell; Time: 02:43; DAY; Attendance: 11,528; Record: 19-14; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 0.5; L-wo;
Walt Terrell took a 3-1 lead into the 9th, after getting the first two outs, San Fran laced three straight hits to bring in a run and knock out Walt. Jack Clark singled in the tying run off Doug Sisk and a Hubie Brooks error allowed the winning run to score.
Year: 1983;
Game #31; Monday; May 16, NYM 11 @ PIT; 4; boxscore; WP: Lynch; LP: Bibby; Save: Swan; Time: 02:48; NIGHT; Attendance: 1,970; Record: 11-20; Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 7; W;
National Pastime.com: In an 11-4 rout of the Pirates, rookie right fielder Darryl Strawberry hit his first major league home run, a two-run round-tripper off Pittsburgh's Lee Tunnell at Three Rivers Stadium. The troubled Mets outfielder, the eventual franchise leader with 252 homers, will hit a total of 335 during his turbulent 17-year career with the Mets, Dodgers, Giants, and Yankees.
5/16/1983 Darryl Strawberry hits his first Major League home run. Strawberry would go on to win the Rookie of the Year Award after hitting 26 homers in his first season. pic.twitter.com/INSq0MU2xX
— This Day in Mets History (@NYMhistory) May 16, 2021
Year: 1982;
Game #35; Sunday; May 16, NYM 13 Vs. LAD; 4; boxscore; WP: Scott; LP: Reuss; Time:
02:20; DAY; Attendance: 32,562; Record: 19-16;
Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 2.5; W;
14 Mets batted in the bottom of the 6th as they scored 9 runs to put the game away. Of the 12 Mets hits in the game, only one, a double by George Foster was an extra base hit.
Year: 1981;
Game #30; Saturday; May 16, NYM 0 @ LAD; 9; boxscore; WP: Hooton; LP: Roberts; Save: Time:
02:21; NIGHT; Attendance: 51,000; Record: 8-21;
Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 11; L;
Year: 1980;
Game #29; Friday; May 16, NYM 5 @ ATL; 3; boxscore; WP: Falcone; LP: Niekro; Save: Allen; Time: 02:30; NIGHT; Attendance: 6,135; Record: 11-18; Standings: 6; Games up/behind: 8; W;
Year: 1979;
Game #32; Wednesday; May 16, NYM 3 @ PIT; 4; boxscore; 13 innings; WP: Romo; LP: Lockwood; Time:
03:19; NIGHT; Attendance: 7,621; Record: 11-21;
Standings: 6; Games up/behind: 11.5; L-wo;
Year: 1976;
Game #33; Sunday; May 16 (1), NYM 7
@ CIN; 5; boxscore; WP: Matlack; LP: Nolan; Save: Time: 2:36; DAY; Record: 20-13; Standings: 2; Games up/behind:
2.5; W;
Year: 1976;
Game #34; Sunday; May 16 (2), NYM 1
@ CIN; 8; boxscore; WP: Gullett; LP: Swan; Save: Darcy; Time: 02:25; DAY; Attendance: 45,148; Record: 20-14; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 2.5; L;
Year: 1975;
Game #28; Friday; May 16, NYM 10 @ HOU; 2; boxscore; WP: Seaver; LP: Dierker; Time:
02:32; NIGHT; Attendance: 10,672; Record: 14-14;
Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 4.5; W;
Mets jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the 1st highlighted by an Ed Kranepool 2-run double as they pounded 15 hits in 10 runs. Jerry Grote goes 3 for 5 with 2 doubles and Dave Kingman and Rusty Staub each homer. Tom Seaver (W,5-3) allows 2 1st innings runs on 5 hits before shutting out the Astros for the next six. Seaver allows 11 hits, 2 runs, 2 ER, 2 walks, 5 Ks; Bob Apodaca throws the final two.
Year: 1974; Game #34; Thursday; May 16, NYM 6 @ STL; 4; boxscore; WP: Stone; LP: Curtis; Save: Time: 02:08; DAY; Attendance: 14,307; Record: 15-19; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 3; W;
Bud Harrelson SS; 2 for 4; 1 run scored; 1 walk; Felix Millan 2B; 1 for 4; 1 run scored; 1 walk; Rusty Staub RF; 2 for 5; 1 run scored; 1 RBI; Cleon Jones LF; 1 for 4; 1 run scored; 1 RBI; 1 walk; Dave Schneck LF; 0 for 0; John Milner 1B; 0 for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; Jerry Grote C; 0 for 3; 1 run scored; 1 walk; 1 K; Ted Martinez 3B; 1 for 3; 2 RBIs; Wayne Garrett 3B; 0 for 1; Don Hahn CF; 1 for 3; HR, 1 run scored; 2 RBIs; 1 walks; 1 K; George Stone P; P 0 for 3; 1 K; Harry Parker P; P 0 for 1; George Stone, W (1-3); 6.1 innings; 4 runs; 4 ERs; 9 hits; 1 walk; 1 K; Harry Parker, H (2); 2.2 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 2 walks;
Cards jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1st but Don Hahn's 2-run homer in the 2nd tied it up. Mets broke the game open in the 5th with 4 runs on an RBI single by Rusty Staub, an RBI double by Cleon Jones and 2-run double from Teddy Martinez. George Stone (W,1-3) with his first win of '74 - 6 innings, 4 runs, 4 ER, 9 hits, 1 walk, 1 K;
Year: 1973;
Game #33; Wednesday; May 16, NYM 8 @ MON; 3; boxscore; WP: Parker; LP: Torrez; Save: McGraw; Time: 02:19; NIGHT; Attendance: 10,023;
Record: 18-15; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 2.5; W;
Year: 1972;
Game #26; Tuesday; May 16, NYM 7 Vs. MON; 3; boxscore; WP: Seaver; LP: Morton; Save: Taylor; Time: 02:35; NIGHT; Attendance: 18,736;
Record: 19-7; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 4.0;
W;
Tom Seaver (W, 6-1) 5.1 innings, 7 hits, 3 runs - all earned, 3 walks, 4 Ks did not need his best stuff as the Mets jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the 3rd. Rusty Staub's solo HR was the blow that knocked out Expo starter Craig Morton.
Year: 1971;
Game #32; Sunday; May 16, NYM 2 @ PIT; 4; boxscore; WP: Ellis; LP: Ryan; Save: Giusti; Time: 02:11; DAY; Attendance: 18,968; Record: 21-11; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 2.0; L;
Year: 1970;
Game #34; Saturday; May 16, NYM 6 @ PHI; 0; boxscore; WP: Koosman; LP: Jackson; Time:
02:12; NIGHT; Attendance: 4,826; Record: 18-16;
Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 0.5; W;
Year: 1969;
Game #34; Friday; May 16, NYM 10 @ CIN; 9; boxscore; WP: Koonce; LP: Culver; Time:
03:16; NIGHT; Attendance: 11,736; Record: 16-18;
Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 7.5; W;
Year: 1968;
Game #31; Thursday; May 16, NYM 2 Vs. CIN; 1; boxscore; WP: Seaver; LP: Arrigo; Time:
02:13; DAY; Attendance: 5,814; Record: 14-17;
Standings: 8; Games up/behind: 6; W-wo;
Tommie Agee ended a A 1-1 pitchers duel in the 9th with a walk-of RBI single to drive in Don Bosch. Tom Seaver (W,2-3) went the distance for the Mets, 1 run, 1 ER, 6 hits, 2 walks, 4 Ks.
Year: 1967;
Game #26; Tuesday; May 16, NYM 3 @ ATL; 6; boxscore; WP: Ritchie; LP: Cardwell; Time:
02:46; NIGHT; Attendance: 10,058; Record: 10-16;
Standings: 8; Games up/behind: 9.5; L;
Year: 1965; Game #29; Sunday; May 16 (1), NYM 6 Vs. CIN; 2; boxscore; WP: Fisher; LP: Tsitouris; Save: Ribant; Time: 2:24; DAY; Record: 12-17; Standings: 9; Games up/behind: 7.5; W;
Year: 1965; Game #30; Sunday; May 16 (2), NYM 8 Vs. CIN; 5; boxscore; WP: Spahn; LP: Ellis; Save: Lary; Time: 02:41; DAY; Attendance: 48,536; Record: 13-17; Standings: 9; Games up/behind: 7.5; W;
Mets get a rare double header win. In Game 1, Jack Fisher (W,3-3) throws 8 scoreless before allowing a 2-run homer to Vada Pinson. Mets get homers from Roy McMillan, Johnny Lewis and Charley Smith and Jack Fisher drives in another with a double.
In Game 2, the Mets get 6 in the 1st helped in part by a Ron Swoboda 2-run homer. Charley Smith adds a solo shot in the 5th for his 2nd of the twin bill. Warren Spahn (W,3-3) goes 7 innings, 5 runs, 5 ER, 1o hits, 1 HR, 3 walks, 3 Ks. Frank Lary (S,1) 2 innings, no runs, 2 hits, 1 K.
Year: 1964;
Game #29; Saturday; May 16, NYM 4 @ SFG; 6; boxscore; 15 innings; WP: Perry; LP: Cisco; Time:
04:12; DAY; Attendance: 12,172; Record: 9-20;
Standings: 10; Games up/behind: 9; L-wo;
Giants walk-off the Mets in 15. Down 3-0, the Mets tied it with 3 in the 4th. Ron Hunt doubled in Roy McMillan in the top of the 9tth to give the Mets aa 4-3 lead but Willie Mays tied it in the bottom of the 9th with a home run to send the game to extras. Jim Davenport's 2-run homer off Galen Cisco in the 15th won it,
Year: 1963;
Game #35; Thursday; May 16, NYM 5 @ SFG; 6; boxscore; WP: O'Dell; LP: Hook; Save: Perry; Time: 02:16; DAY; Attendance: 8,849; Record: 15-20; Standings: 9; Games up/behind: 7; L;
Year: 1962;
Game #27; Wednesday; May 16, NYM 6 Vs. CHC; 5; boxscore; 11 innings; WP: Hook; LP: Elston; Time:
03:21; DAY; Attendance: 3,273; Record: 8-19;
Standings: 8; Games up/behind: 13.5; W-wo;
For the second straight day, the Mets beat the Cubs in extra innings. This time it was a bases loaded single by Felix Mantilla to drive in John DeMerit.
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