Mets Calendar Classics - Mets Post Season Games Played On This Date: October 4th

 

NY Daily News Back Page, 10/5/2006

Mets pull off crazy double play in 2006 NLDS Win, Gary Carter's hit wins the 1988 NLCS Opener and Al Leiter Shuts out the Reds to get into the 1999 Playoffs.

Year: 2006; NLDS Game #1; Wednesday; Oct 4, NYM 6 @ LAD 5; boxscore; WP: Guillermo Mota; LP: Brad Penny; Save: Billy Wagner; Time: 3:05; Day; Attendance: 56,979; Record: 1-0; W;

José Reyes SS: 0 for 4; SB; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; Paul Lo Duca C: 2 for 5; 1 run; 1 K; Carlos Beltrán CF: 0 for 2; 1 run; 3 walks; Carlos Delgado 1B: 4 for 5; HR; 2 runs; 2 RBIs; 1 K; David Wright 3B: 2 for 4; 2·2B; 3 RBIs; 1 K; Cliff Floyd LF: 1 for 3; HR,IW; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 K; Shawn Green RF: 0 for 4; 2 Ks; José Valentín 2B: 0 for 3; HBP; 1 K; John Maine P: 0 for 1; 1 K; Michael Tucker PH: 0 for 1; Endy Chávez LF: 0 for 1; John Maine: 4.1 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 6 hits; 2 walks; 5 Ks; Pedro Feliciano: 0.1 inning; no runs; 1 K; Chad Bradford, H (1): 0.1 inning; no runs; Guillermo Mota, BS (1), W (1-0): 2 innings; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 3 hits; 4 Ks; Aaron Heilman, H (1): 1 inning; no runs; Billy Wagner, S (1): 1 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; 2 Ks; 

Game 1 of the 2006 NLDS will be known for a Mets win, John Maine making the Mets second Rookie start in the post season after Orlando Hernandez injured his right calf and a double play at home plate.

NY Post: "With no outs in the second inning, Jeff Kent and JD Drew singled. Russell Martin then drilled a single to right field that hit the base of the wall...The ball ricocheted off the wall right to Shawn Green, who turned and hit cutoff man Jose Valentin...Kent rounded third with Drew on his heels. Valentin’s throw to catcher Paul Lo Duca got there before Kent and he was tagged for the first out. It left the catcher with his back to the plate, and he did not see Drew coming toward him until pitcher John Maine, who was standing behind home, shouted to him. Lo Duca spun in time to tag out Drew and register the strange double play."

Carlos Delgado homered in the 4th to tie the game at 1 and two batters later Cliff Floyd homered to put the Mets up 2-1.  David Wright doubled in 2 in the 6th to make it 4-1 Mets.  After L.A. scored 3 off Guillermo Mota in the 7th to tie it, the Mets took the lead right back on an Carlos Delgado RBI single and a David Wright RBI double.  After giving up a run in the 9th, Billy Wagner struck out Nomar Garciaparra with the tying run on 2nd to end it.

Year: 2000; NLDS Game #1; Wednesday; Oct 4, NYM 1 Vs SFG 5; boxscore; WP: Liván Hernández; LP: Mike Hampton; Time: 3:06; Day; Attendance: 40,430; Record: 0-1; L;

Benny Agbayani LF: 1 for 3; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Joe McEwing LF: 0 for 0; Lenny Harris PH: 0 for 1; Jay Payton CF: 0 for 3; SF; 1 RBI; 1 K; Edgardo Alfonzo 2B: 1 for 4; Mike Piazza C: 0 for 3; 1 walk; Robin Ventura 3B: 0 for 4; Todd Zeile 1B: 1 for 3; 2B; 1 walk; Derek Bell RF: 0 for 1; Darryl Hamilton RF-LF: 0 for 2; 1 walk; 1 K; Mike Bordick SS: 1 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; Mike Hampton P: 1 for 2; 1 K; Timo Pérez PH-RF: 0 for 2; Mike Hampton, L (0-1): 5.1 innings; 5 runs; 5 ERs; 6 hits; 1 HR; 3 walks; 2 Ks; Turk Wendell: 0.2 inning; no runs; 2 Ks; Dennis Cook: 0.2 inning; no runs; 1 walk; 1 K; Rick White: 0.2 inning; no runs; 4 hits; Glendon Rusch: 0.2 inning; no runs; 2 Ks; 

NY Post: Mets spend another day in Pac Bell Hell - Hampton Hammered, Big Bats go silent in opening loss to S.F. "While Ellis Burks stepped up with his three-run, third-inning bomb and Barry Bonds notched two hits, including an RBI triple, the Mets batters looked as if they were back in their September slumber against Livan Hernandez. Hernandez left after 7 2/3 innings to a standing ovation, but he also left with the bases loaded. No problem for the Giants. Felix Rodriguez...came in with the tying run at the plate and struck out Darryl Hamilton swinging on a 1-2 fastball."

Year: 1999; Game #163; Monday;  Oct 4, NYM 5 @ CIN 0; boxscore;  WP: Leiter; LP: Parris; Time: 03:03; NIGHT; Attendance: 54,621; Record: 97-66; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 6.5; W;

Rickey Henderson LF: 2 for 5; HR; 2 runs; 1 RBI; Melvin Mora LF: 0 for 0; Edgardo Alfonzo 2B: 2 for 4; HR,2B; 2 runs; 3 RBIs; 1 walk; John Olerud 1B: 2 for 5; 2B; Mike Piazza C: 0 for 2; GDP,IW; 3 walks; Robin Ventura 3B: 1 for 3; GDP; 1 RBI; 2 walks; 1 K; Darryl Hamilton CF: 1 for 4; 1 walk; Roger Cedeño RF: 1 for 4; 2 Ks; Rey Ordóñez SS: 0 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; Al Leiter P: 0 for 3; SH; 1 K; Al Leiter, W (13-12): 9 innings; no runs; 2 hits; 4 walks; 7 Ks; 

Mets with the 1999 Wild Card Tie Breaker against the Reds as Edgardo Alfonzo and Rickey Henderson homer and Al Leiter throws a complete game 2 hit shutout.  

NY Post: Al-Elujah! Leiter's a Latter-Day Kooz."Leiter is indeed the Jerry Koosman of his generation. From out of a season even he termed “mediocre” an already considerable reputation as a big-game pitcher grew and grew and grew...This was his best big-game performance. Jeffrey Hammonds lined a sharp single to left in the second and Pokey Reese doubled down the left-field line in the ninth. In between, Leiter no-hit the Reds."

Year: 1988; NLCS Game #1; Tuesday; Oct 4, NYM 3 @ LAD 2; boxscore; WP: Randy Myers; LP: Jay Howell; Time: 2:45; Night; Attendance: 55,582; Record: 1-0; W;

Mookie Wilson CF: 1 for 4; GDP; Gregg Jefferies 3B: 3 for 4; 1 run; Keith Hernandez 1B: 1 for 4; 1 K; Darryl Strawberry RF: 1 for 4; 2B; 1 run; 1 RBI; Kevin McReynolds LF: 0 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; Howard Johnson SS: 0 for 4; 1 K; Kevin Elster SS: 0 for 0; Gary Carter C: 2 for 4; 2B; 2 RBIs; 1 K; Wally Backman 2B: 0 for 3; SH; 1 K; Dwight Gooden P: 0 for 2; 2 Ks; Lenny Dykstra PH-CF: 0 for 0; 1 walk; Dwight Gooden: 7 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 4 hits; 1 walk; 10 Ks; Randy Myers, W (1-0): 2 innings; no runs; 

After Orel Hershiser shut the Mets out for 8 innings, Gregg Jefferies led off the 9th with a single and after Keith Hernandez grounded out, Darryl Strawberry doubled him in.  Jay Howell was then brought in, walking Kevin McReynolds and striking out Howard Johnson.  Just when it looked like he might close out the game, Gary Carter doubled off John Shelby's glove who tried to make a diving catch.  Strawberry and McReynolds scored and the Mets had a Game 1, NLCS win. 

Year: 1969; NLCS Game #1; Saturday;  Oct 4, NYM 9 @ ATL 5; boxscore; WP: Seaver; LP: Niekro; Save: Taylor; Time: 2:37; Day; Attendance: 50,122; Record: 1-0; W;

Tommie Agee CF: 0 for 5; GDP; 3 Ks; Wayne Garrett 3B: 2 for 4; 1 run; 1 walk; Cleon Jones LF: 1 for 5; 1 run; 1 RBI; Art Shamsky RF: 3 for 4; 2B; 1 run; Al Weis PR-2B: 0 for 0; Ken Boswell 2B: 0 for 3; 2 runs; 1 walk; Rod Gaspar RF: 0 for 0; Ed Kranepool 1B: 1 for 4; 2B; 2 runs; 1 K; Jerry Grote C: 1 for 3; SH; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; Bud Harrelson SS: 1 for 3; 1 run; 2 RBIs; 1 walk; 1 K; Tom Seaver P: 0 for 3; J.C. Martin PH: 1 for 1; 2 RBIs; Tom Seaver, W (1-0): 7 innings; 5 runs; 5 ERs; 8 hits; 2 HRs; 3 walks; 2 Ks; Ron Taylor, S (1): 2 innings; no runs; 2 hits; 2 Ks; 

After Hank Aaron broke a 4-4 tie with a solo homer in the 7th off Tom Seaver, the Mets scored 5 in the 8th off Phil Niekro to secure a win in the first ever NLCS Opener.  Wayne Garrett led off the 8th with a double and Cleon Jones singled him in to tie it.  Mets scored the go ahead and insurance runs with help of errors by Braves 1B Orlando Cepeda and CF Tony González.