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Francisco Lindor with 3 Homers against the Yanks in 2021, Koosman and Cardwell each throw 1-0 shutouts and driving in the winning run in 1969, and Mets Mets keep rolling in 2015.

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Year: 2023; Game # 144; Tuesday, Sep 12; NYM 7 Vs. ARI;4; boxscore;  WP: Butto;  LP: Nelson;  Save: Ottavino;Time: 2:53; NIGHT; Attendance: 33,506; Record: 66-78; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 28.5; W 

Brandon Nimmo*; CF 3 for 4; 2 doubles; triple; 2 runs scored; 1 walk; 1 K; Francisco Lindor#; SS 1 for 4; 2 RBIs; 2 K; Jeff McNeil*; LF 0 for 4; 1 run scored; Pete Alonso; 1B 2 for 5; HR (44th); 1 run scored; 2 RBIs; 1 K; DJ Stewart*; RF 3 for 5; double; 1 run scored; Rafael Ortega*; RF 0 for 0; Ronny Mauricio#; 2B 1 for 4; HR (1st), 1 run scored; 2 RBIs; 1 K; Mark Vientos; DH 2 for 4; 1 K; Brett Baty*; 3B 0 for 3; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Francisco Alvarez; C 1 for 3; HR (23rd); 1 run scored; 1 RBI; 1 walk; Stolen Base (2nd); 1 K; José Butto; (W, 1-2) 5 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; 3 walks; 7 Ks; Grant Hartwig;  1 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; 1 walk; Phil Bickford;  1 innings; no runs; 1 walk; Sam Coonrod;  0.1 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 2 hits; 2 walks; Adam Ottavino; (S, 10) 1.2 innings; no runs; 1 K; 

From the Mets 7 Diamondbacks 4 Post Game Notes:

• Ronny Mauricio: Blasted his first career major league home run with a two-run shot in the fourth inning.
• Pete Alonso: Slugged a two-run homer in the fifth.
• DJ Stewart: Recorded his first three-hit game since June 6, 2021 vs. Cleveland with Baltimore...Has a 1.244 OPS since August 15, the fifth-best mark in the majors during that span (Min. 70 Plate Appearances)...Has doubled in three straight games.
• Francisco Alvarez (1-3, HR, RBI, R, BB, SB): Belted a solo home run in the eighth...His 23 home runs are the fourth-most by a rookie and the second-most by a catcher this season.
• José Butto: Fanned a career-high seven batters to earn his first career major league win...Has 18 strikeouts over his last 14.0 innings.

Year: 2022; Game#142; Monday  Sep 12 NYM 2 Vs. ;CHC; 5; boxscore;  WP: Assad; LP: Bassitt;  Save: Hughes; Time: 3:09; NIGHT; Attendance: 28,081;  Record: 89-53; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 1.5; L; 

From the Cubs 5 Mets 2 Post Game Notes: 

• Chris Bassitt (L, 13-8) - 3.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K: Was his second shortest start of the season (Shortest: 3.1 IP 6/8 at SD)...Allowed two home runs. 
• Francisco Lindor (2-4, HR, RBI, R, BB): Slugged his 23rd home run of the season, tying Asdrubal Cabrera's record for most home runs by a Mets shortstop in a single season (2018)...Drove in his 92nd RBI, matching his career-high set in 2018.
• James McCann (1-4, RBI): Put the Mets on the board with an RBI single in the fourth...Is batting .314 (11-35) over his last 12 games.
• Mychal Givens (2.0 IP, 2 H, BB, 5 K): Matched a career-high with five strikeouts (Also: 5/5/18 w/BAL)...Has a 1.38 ERA (2 ER/13.0 IP) over his last 10 games with 14 strikeouts.

Year: 2021; Game#144; Sunday  Sep 12 NYM 7 Vs. NYY 6; boxscore; WP: Lugo; LP: Green;  Save: Diaz; Time: 4:06; NIGHT; Attendance: 33,805;  Record: 72-72; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 4.5; W; 

Francisco Lindor SS 3 for 5, 3 HRs, 5 RBIs, 3 runs scored, 1 walk, 1 K; Javier Baez 2B 2 for 4, 1 run scored, 1 K; Jeff McNeil, LF, 2 for 4, double, 1 K; Carlos Carrasco 5 innings, 2 runs - both earned, 3 hits, 4 walks, 5 Ks; Seth Lugo (W, 4-2) 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 2 Ks; Edwin Diaz (S, 29) 1 inning, no runs, 1 hit, 1 walk, 2 Ks;

NY Post: Francisco Lindor’s three homers power Mets to chippy win over Yankees. "In his defining game since arriving to the Mets, the star shortstop already had two homers Sunday night when he stepped to the plate against Chad Green in the eighth inning. Then he launched another homer, bringing the Mets the lead and a Subway Series victory."

NY Post: Benches clear in Yankees-Mets game over alleged whistling drama. "The Yankees whistled while they worked, and the Subway Series turned testy as a result. It came to a head during the seventh inning of Sunday’s 7-6 Mets win, when Giancarlo Stanton hit a game-tying, two-run home run and slowed down after he passed second base to exchange words with Francisco Lindor, leading to the benches clearing before Stanton even touched home...After both dugouts and bullpens cleared, players got face-to-face in a crowd around third base, but they left with only words and more gestures being exchanged."

5 Years ago today:

Year: 2020; Game #46; Saturday;  Sep 12, NYM 2 @ TOR; 3; boxscore;  WP: Ray; LP: Lugo;  Save: Dolis; Time: 3:22; NIGHT;  Record: 21-25; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 6; L;  

Seth Lugo (L, 2-3) 5.1 innings, 7 hits, 3 runs, 3 earned runs, 1 BB, 5 Ks; Chasen Shreve 1/3 inning, 0 runs, 2 Hits, 1 walk, 1 K;  Miguel Castro 1.1 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 3Ks; Jeurys Familia 1 inning, 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 walk, 1K; Amed Rosario 3 for 4, reached base on dropped 3^rd strike with 2 out in 9^th, then picked off 1^st; Michael Conforto 1 for 4, 1 run scored,– now hitting .341; Jeff McNeil 0 for 4; Jake Marisnick  1 for 2, 1 RBI; Dominic Smith 1 for 4; Wilson Ramos 1 for 3, 1 run scored, 1 walk; J.D. Davis, 0 for 4; Robinson Cano 0 for 3; Pete Alonso 0 for 4;  

Brian Joura Mets360: If you like lousy hitting, poor baserunning, bad umpiring and terrible defense, boy this game was for you…The Blue Jays won the game on a pickoff play, one that was originally called safe and overruled by replay, escaping with a 3-2 win over the Mets Saturday night.  

SNY.TV: Amed Rosario, Luis Rojas explain what went wrong on final play of Mets defeat. Blue Jays picked off Rosario, who was game's tying run, with Jeff McNeil at plate. “Rojas said. ‘We spoke briefly about the situation and he thought he was a little bit too far off the bag. That's what he told me. But his reaction was just a step slow and that's what probably might've got him. It looked really close in the replay.’”

Metstradamus: “But to me, the key moment of the game came in the 6th inning…Lugo, who was already at 82 pitches through five innings, was winding down…Instead, Luis Rojas leaves him in to face the slugger [Vladimir Guerrero Jr.], and the slugger doubled to lead off the inning…Chasen Shreve, who would give up the inherited runner which turned out to be the margin of victory.”

Year: 2019; Game #146; Thursday;  Sep 12, NYM 11  Vs. ARI; 1; boxscore;  WP: Stroman; LP: Young; Time: 03:25; DAY; Attendance: 21,856; Record: 76-70; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 14; W;

Year: 2018; Game #144; Wednesday;  Sep 12, NYM 13  Vs. MIA; 0; boxscore;  WP: Wheeler; LP: Richards; Time: 02:30; NIGHT; Attendance: 20,423; Record: 66-78; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 15; W;

Year: 2017; Game #144; Tuesday;  Sep 12, NYM 3 @ CHC; 8; boxscore;  WP: Quintana; LP: Gsellman; Time: 03:16; NIGHT; Attendance: 37,834; Record: 63-81; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 25; L;

Year: 2016; Game #144; Monday;  Sep 12, NYM 1 @ WSN; 8; boxscore;  WP: Lopez; LP: Montero; Time: 03:08; NIGHT; Attendance: 22,832; Record: 76-68; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 10; L;

10 Years ago today:

Year: 2015; Game #142; Saturday;  Sep 12, NYM 6 @ ATL; 4; boxscore;  WP: Clippard; LP: Vizcaino;  Save: Familia; Time: 02:57; NIGHT; Attendance: 27,380; Record: 81-61; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 9.5; W;  

Curtis Granderson RF: 1 for 4; 1 walk; Yoenis Céspedes CF-LF: 1 for 5; HR,GDP; 1 run; 2 RBIs; Daniel Murphy 1B: 2 for 5; 2·2B; 2 runs; Rubén Tejada SS: 0 for 0; David Wright 3B: 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 K; Michael Conforto LF: 1 for 3; 1 walk; Travis d'Arnaud C: 3 for 4; 2B; 1 RBI; Eric Young Jr. PR: 0 for 0; 1 run; Kevin Plawecki C: 0 for 0; Kelly Johnson 2B: 1 for 3; 2·GDP; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; Wilmer Flores SS: 1 for 3; GDP; Lucas Duda PH-1B: 0 for 0; 1 walk; Noah Syndergaard P: 0 for 3; 2 Ks; Juan Lagares CF: 0 for 0; SH; Noah Syndergaard: 7 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; 1 walk; 8 Ks; Tyler Clippard, BS (6), W (4-4): 1 inning; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 2 hits; 1 HR; 1 walk; 1 K; Jeurys Familia, S (40): 1 inning; no runs; 1 K; 

With the Mets leading 4-1 in the bottom of the 8th, Adonis Garcia hit a 3-run homer off Tyler Clippard to tie it.  Mets came right back in the top of the 9th, as Travis d'Arnaud led off with a ground rule double and Kelly Johnson, the next batter, singled him in.  After the Mets loaded the bases, Johnson scored on a Yoenis Cespedes fielder's choice.  Jeurys Familia, a 1-2-3 9th for the Save. 

Mike Puma NY Post: Surging Mets stave off Braves for sixth straight win. "Fresh off a 13-day break because of concerns about his innings load, Syndergaard allowed one run on two hits with one walk and eight strikeouts. The plan, according to Collins, is to keep Syndergaard at seven innings or fewer for the remainder of the regular season."

Nationals lose 2-0 to the Marlins giving the Mets a 9.5 game lead in the East. 

Year: 2014; Game #148; Friday;  Sep 12, NYM 4  Vs. WSN; 3; boxscore;  WP: Gee; LP: Gonzalez;  Save: Mejia; Time: 03:10; NIGHT; Attendance: 25,792; Record: 72-76; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 12; W;

Year: 2013; Game #145; Thursday;  Sep 12, NYM 2  Vs. WSN; 7; boxscore;  WP: Roark; LP: Harang; Time: 02:56; DAY; Attendance: 20,484; Record: 64-81; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 23.5; L;

Year: 2012; Game #143; Wednesday;  Sep 12, NYM 0  Vs. WSN; 2; boxscore;  WP: Lannan; LP: Harvey;  Save: Storen; Time: 03:12; NIGHT; Attendance: 21,205; Record: 65-78; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 24; L;

Year: 2011; Game #147; Monday;  Sep 12, NYM 2  Vs. WSN; 3; boxscore;  WP: Coffey; LP: Dickey;  Save: Storen; Time: 02:41; NIGHT; Attendance: 27,015; Record: 71-76; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 24.5; L;

Year: 2010; Game #143; Sunday;  Sep 12, NYM 0  Vs. PHI; 3; boxscore;  WP: Oswalt; LP: Niese; Time: 02:15; DAY; Attendance: 31,563; Record: 70-73; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 12.5; L;

Year: 2009; Game #142; Saturday;  Sep 12, NYM 10 @ PHI; 9; boxscore;  WP: Feliciano; LP: Madson;  Save: Rodriguez; Time: 03:08; DAY; Attendance: 45,243; Record: 63-79; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 18; W;

Year: 2007; Game #145; Wednesday;  Sep 12, NYM 4  Vs. ATL; 3; boxscore;  WP: Mota; LP: Acosta;  Save: Wagner; Time: 02:54; NIGHT; Attendance: 51,648; Record: 83-62; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 7.0; W;

20 Years ago today:

Year: 2006; Game #144; Tuesday;  Sep 12, NYM 6 @ FLA; 4; boxscore;  WP: Mota; LP: Resop;  Save: Wagner; Time: 03:31; NIGHT; Attendance: 15,163; Record: 89-55; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up16.5; W;

Down 4-0, the Mets score 1 in the 7th, and 4 in the 8th - Carlos Delgado's 3-run homer ties it and Cliff Floyd's double puts the Mets ahead.  Endy Chavez with a bases loaded walk in the 9th for insurance.  Billy Wagner allows two Marlins singles in the 9th but Ks Miguel Cabrera to end it.

Year: 2004; Game #142; Sunday;  Sep 12, NYM 2  Vs. PHI; 4; boxscore;  WP: Padilla; LP: Glavine;  Save: Worrell; Time: 03:07; DAY; Attendance: 23,391; Record: 61-81; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 23; L;

Year: 2003; Game #146; Friday;  Sep 12, NYM 4 @ MON; 7; boxscore;  WP: Tucker; LP: Leiter;  Save: Ayala; Time: 02:56; NIGHT; Attendance: 10,701; Record: 62-84; Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 29; L;

Year: 2002; Game #146; Thursday;  Sep 12, NYM 8 @ MON; 2; boxscore;  WP: Middlebrook; LP: Ohka; Time: 02:34; NIGHT; Attendance: 4,147; Record: 70-76; Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 23; W;

Year: 2000; Game #144; Tuesday;  Sep 12, NYM 10  Vs. MIL; 2; boxscore;  WP: Jones; LP: Snyder; Time: 02:57; NIGHT; Attendance: 22,570; Record: 82-62; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 2; W;

Year: 1999; Game #144; Sunday;  Sep 12, NYM 10 @ LAD; 3; boxscore;  WP: Rogers; LP: Gagne; Time: 03:16; NIGHT; Attendance: 34,685; Record: 88-56; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 2; W;

Year: 1998; Game #149; Saturday;  Sep 12, NYM 3 @ MON; 5; boxscore;  WP: Maddux; LP: Reed;  Save: Urbina; Time: 02:36; NIGHT; Attendance: 22,047; Record: 82-67; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 13; L;

Year: 1997; Game #146; Friday;  Sep 12, NYM 2  Vs. MON; 3; boxscore;  WP: Paniagua; LP: Crawford;  Save: Urbina; Time: 04:21; NIGHT; Attendance: 17,450; Record: 79-67; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 12; L; 

Baseball Reference: 1997: The Mets tie the game in the 8th and use 23 players before losing to the Expos, 3 - 2, in 15 innings. The loss goes to Joe Crawford, the second time this season he has lost by allowing a run in the 15th.

30 Years ago today:

Year: 1995; Game #126; Tuesday;  Sep 12, NYM 6  Vs. HOU; 8; boxscore;  WP: Wall; LP: Cornelius;  Save: Henneman; Time: 03:06; NIGHT; Attendance: 13,526; Record: 56-70; Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 23; L;

Astros scored 5 runs off Mets starter Reid Cornelius (L,1-6) and 3 more off reliever Jerry Dipoto.  Down 8-3, the Mets scored 3 in the 9th.  Joe Orsulak's 2-run single brought the tying run to the plate with a out but Jose Vizcaino grounded into a double play to end it.  

Year: 1993; Game #143; Sunday;  Sep 12, NYM 5  Vs. CHC; 0; boxscore;  WP: Fernandez; LP: Brennan; Time: 03:06; DAY; Attendance: 21,924; Record: 48-95; Standings: 7; Games up/behind: 39; W;

Year: 1992; Game #140; Saturday;  Sep 12, NYM 1 @ MON; 4; boxscore;  WP: Martinez; LP: Schourek; Time: 02:23; NIGHT; Attendance: 30,691; Record: 63-77; Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 18.5; L;

Year: 1991; Game #140; Thursday;  Sep 12, NYM 6 @ CHC; 3; boxscore;  WP: Young; LP: Bielecki;  Save: Whitehurst; Time: 02:29; DAY; Attendance: 14,324; Record: 68-72; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 15; W;

Year: 1990; Game #142; Wednesday;  Sep 12, NYM 2  Vs. PIT; 1; boxscore;  WP: Cone; LP: Smiley; Time: 02:11; NIGHT; Attendance: 48,375; Record: 81-61; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 2.5; W;

Year: 1989; Game #144; Tuesday;  Sep 12, NYM 1 @ PHI; 2; boxscore;  WP: McDowell; LP: Aase; Time: 02:33; NIGHT; Attendance: 22,953; Record: 76-68; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 5.5; L-wo;

Year: 1988; Game #142; Monday;  Sep 12, NYM 3  Vs. PIT; 2; boxscore;  WP: Myers; LP: Robinson; Time: 02:35; NIGHT; Attendance: 39,576; Record: 86-56; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up11.0; W-wo;

Gary Carter walks it off in the 9th with a game winning home run.  The win puts the Mets 11 games up on the Pirates with 20 games to go.  Don Darling 8.2 innings, 2 runs in a no decision.

Year: 1987; Game #141; Saturday;  Sep 12, NYM 1  Vs. STL; 8; boxscore;  WP: Mathews; LP: Gooden; Time: 02:43; DAY; Attendance: 47,734; Record: 80-61; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 3.5; L;

The day after the Mets lose the "Terry Pendelton Homer Game", Dwight Gooden (L,13-6) allows 5 runs in the 1st and another in the 2nd as the Cardinals cruise to an 8-1 win.  Greg Mathews (W,10-9) allows just 1 run in a complete game victory.  

Year: 1986; Game #140; Friday;  Sep 12, NYM 3 @ PHI; 6; boxscore;  WP: Ruffin; LP: Gooden;  Save: Bedrosian; Time: 02:41; NIGHT; Attendance: 43,070; Record: 93-47; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up21.0; L;

40 Years ago today:

Year: 1985; Game #138; Thursday;  Sep 12, NYM 7  Vs. STL; 6; boxscore;  WP: Orosco; LP: Dayley; Time: 03:16; DAY; Attendance: 46,295; Record: 84-54; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 1.0; W-wo;

Mets win the final of a crucial 3 game series against St. Louis to put them 1 game up in 1st.  After willie McGee's homer in the 9th off Jesse Orosco ties it, Keith Hernandez singles in Mookie Wilson in the bottom of the inning to win it.  

Year: 1984; Game #146; Wednesday;  Sep 12, NYM 2  Vs. PIT; 0; boxscore;  WP: Gooden; LP: Tudor; Time: 02:11; NIGHT; Attendance: 12,876; Record: 81-65; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 7; W;  

National Pastime.com: Mets right-hander Dwight Gooden breaks the season strikeout record for a rookie when he whiffs Marvell Wynne in the sixth inning of his 2-0 complete-game victory over the Pirates at Shea Stadium. By whiffing 16 Bucs, Doc's total of 251 is six more than Herb Score's 1955 mark.

Year: 1983; Game #143; Monday;  Sep 12, NYM 1 @ PHI; 2; boxscore;  WP: Denny; LP: Darling;  Save: Holland; Time: 02:18; NIGHT; Attendance: 10,257; Record: 59-84; Standings: 6; Games up/behind: 15.5; L;

Year: 1982; Game #140; Sunday;  Sep 12, NYM 4 @ STL; 1; boxscore;  WP: Falcone; LP: Mura; Time: 02:38; DAY; Attendance: 26,817; Record: 56-84; Standings: 6; Games up/behind: 22.5; W;

Year: 1981; Game #84; Saturday;  Sep 12, NYM 2 @ STL; 4; boxscore;  WP: Bair; LP: Marshall; Time: 03:22; NIGHT; Attendance: 19,884; Record: 32-51; Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 17; L-wo;

Year: 1980; Game #141; Friday;  Sep 12, NYM 5  Vs. CHC; 10; boxscore;  WP: Smith; LP: Hausman; Time: 04:28; NIGHT; Attendance: 8,053; Record: 59-82; Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 19; L;

Year: 1979; Game #143; Wednesday;  Sep 12, NYM 0  Vs. PHI; 4; boxscore;  WP: Lerch; LP: Swan; Time: 02:12; NIGHT; Attendance: 4,158; Record: 55-87; Standings: 6; Games up/behind: 31; L;

Year: 1977; Game #144; Monday;  Sep 12, NYM 4 @ MON; 3; boxscore;  WP: Zachry; LP: Bahnsen;  Save: Lockwood; Time: 02:42; NIGHT; Attendance: 8,927; Record: 57-87; Standings: 6; Games up/behind: 33.5; W;

Year: 1976; Game #141; Sunday;  Sep 12, NYM 5 @ STL; 6; boxscore;  WP: Capilla; LP: Apodaca;  Save: Walker; Time: 02:43; DAY; Attendance: 28,515; Record: 74-67; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 12; L;

50 Years ago today:

Year: 1975; Game #147; Friday;  Sep 12, NYM 1 @ STL; 5; boxscore;  WP: McGlothen; LP: Matlack; Time: 02:06; NIGHT; Attendance: 14,731; Record: 74-73; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 10; L;

Lynn McGlothen (15-11) bests Jon Matlack (16-11) for the 2nd time in a week.  McGlothen goes the distance allowing just 1 run on a Rusty Staub triple.  

Year: 1974; Game #141; Thursday;  Sep 12, NYM 5  Vs. STL; 12; boxscore;  WP: Gibson; LP: Matlack;  Save: Hrabosky; Time: 02:57; NIGHT; Attendance: 11,747; Record: 65-76; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 11; L;

Year: 1973; Game #145; Wednesday;  Sep 12, NYM 3 @ PHI; 2; boxscore;  WP: Matlack; LP: Twitchell;  Save: McGraw; Time: 02:22; NIGHT; Attendance: 8,418; Record: 70-75; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 2.5; W;

Year: 1972; Game #135; Tuesday;  Sep 12, NYM 4 @ PHI; 3; boxscore;  WP: McAndrew; LP: Reynolds;  Save: Frisella; Time: 02:21; NIGHT; Attendance: 5,057; Record: 71-64; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 16; W;

Year: 1971; Game #144; Sunday;  Sep 12, NYM 3  Vs. PHI; 2; boxscore;  WP: Frisella; LP: Hoerner; Time: 02:47; DAY; Attendance: 16,704; Record: 75-69; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 11.5; W-wo;

Mike Jorgensen singles in Mets relief pitcher Danny Frisella with a the walk-off winner in the 9th. Frisella (W,7-4) with 2 scoreless in relief for the win.

Year: 1970; Game #145; Saturday;  Sep 12, NYM 3  Vs. STL; 0; boxscore;  WP: McAndrew; LP: Reuss; Time: 01:50; DAY; Attendance: 35,402; Record: 77-68; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 0.5; W;

Year: 1969; Game #143; Friday;  Sep 12 (1), NYM 1 @ PIT; 0; boxscore;  WP: Koosman; LP: Moose; Time: 2:19; DAY;  Record: 86-57; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 2.5; W;

Year: 1969; Game #144; Friday;  Sep 12 (2), NYM 1 @ PIT; 0; boxscore;  WP: Cardwell; LP: Ellis;  Save: McGraw; Time: 02:02; NIGHT; Attendance: 19,303; Record: 87-57; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 2.5; W;

In one of the most storied doubleheaders on 1969, the Mets shut out the Pirates in both games with the Mets pitchers driving in the winning run in each game.  Jerry Koosman (W,14-9), a complete game 3 hitter, singled in Bobby Pfeil in the 5th to win Game 1.  Don Carwell (W,7-9), 8 shutout innings allowing just 4 hits, singled in Bud Harrelson in the 2nd inning to win Game 2.

Year: 1967; Game #144; Tuesday;  Sep 12, NYM 3 @ ATL; 4; boxscore;  WP: Ritchie; LP: Fisher; Time: 02:18; NIGHT; Attendance: 4,263; Record: 54-90; Standings: 10; Games up/behind: 36; L-wo;

Year: 1966; Game #145; Monday;  Sep 12, NYM 2 @ LAD; 3; boxscore;  WP: Perranoski; LP: McGraw;  Save: Regan; Time: 02:48; NIGHT; Attendance: 22,529; Record: 60-85; Standings: 9; Games up/behind: 25; L; 

Baseball Reference: 1966 - Ron Perranoski of the Dodgers fans the first six batters he faces and earns a 3 - 2 win over the Mets and Tug McGraw. With the help of 2B Ron Hunt, Mets rookie SS Bud Harrelson picks off Lou Johnson with the hidden ball trick in the 6th.

60 Years ago today

Year: 1965; Game #147; Sunday;  Sep 12, NYM 1  Vs. MLN; 0; boxscore;  10 innings; WP: Selma; LP: Sadowski; Time: 02:20; DAY; Attendance: 13,500; Record: 46-100; Standings: 10; Games up/behind: 39; W-wo;

Dick Selma (W,2-0) throws a 10-inning, 4 hit shutout.  Mets finally break through in the 10th as Charley Smith singles in Joe Christopher in a walk off win. 

National Pastime.com: Mets rookie Dick Selma, in his second major league start, establishes a franchise mark when he strikes out 13 batters. The 21 year-old right-hander goes the distance in New York's ten-inning, 1-0 victory over Milwaukee at Shea Stadium.

Year: 1964; Game #144; Saturday;  Sep 12, NYM 0 @ LAD; 8; boxscore;  WP: Richert; LP: Jackson; Time: 02:37; NIGHT; Attendance: 20,004; Record: 49-94; Standings: 10; Games up/behind: 36.5; L;

Year: 1963; Game #147; Thursday;  Sep 12, NYM 0  Vs. SFG; 6; boxscore;  WP: Marichal; LP: Stallard; Time: 02:20; NIGHT; Attendance: 27,839; Record: 49-98; Standings: 10; Games up/behind: 40.5; L;  

National Pastime.com: "I look up into the stands, and it looks like Ebbets Field. The Mets are wonderful, but you can’t take the Dodger out of Brooklyn" - DUKE SNIDER, - addressing the Mets fans on his special night at the Polo Grounds. In a pregame ceremony with his former Dodgers teammates, Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Don Newcombe, and Ralph Branca in attendance, Duke Snider is honored by the Mets with a special 'night' at the Polo Grounds, which coincidentally marks the last time the Giants, now located in San Francisco, will ever play in their once long-time home in Harlem. The 'Silver Fox,' obtained by the last-place expansion team in April, has recently requested to be traded to a contender.