New York Mets Events

1964 Jun 21 Jim Bunning Pitches a Perfect Game
James Paul David "Jim" Bunning (born October 23, 1931) is an American politician and former pitcher in Major League Baseball. Bunning pitched in the Major Leagues for 17 seasons, most ...
1969 Oct 11
to 1969 Oct 16
 1969 World Series
The 1969 World Series was played between the New York Mets and the Baltimore Orioles, with the Mets prevailing in five games to accomplish one of the greatest upsets in Series history, as...
1973 Oct 13
to 1973 Oct 21
 1973 World Series
The 1973 World Series matched the defending champion Oakland Athletics against the New York Mets, with the A's winning in seven games to repeat as World Champions. The New York Mets won ...
1986 Oct 18
to 1986 Oct 27
 1986 World Series
The 1986 World Series pitted the New York Mets against the Boston Red Sox. It was cited in the legend of the "Curse of the Bambino" to explain the error by Bill Buckner in Game 6 that all...
2000 Oct 21
to 2000 Oct 26
 2000 World Series
2000 World Series After a forty-four year absence (1956) the Subway Series finally returned to the Big Apple matching the ever-present New York Yankees against their cross-town rivals,...
2006 Jun 27 Boston Red Sox defeat New York Mets, 9-4
A boo? Someone would be obtuse enough to boo Pedro Martínez when he returns to Fenway Park as a Mets starter tonight? Say it isn't so. ``You can't possibly want to boo this guy," procl...
2006 Jun 28 Boston Red Sox defeat New York Mets, 10-2
Nostalgia held sway over the Red Sox for exactly one pitch last night, an 85-mile-an-hour fastball from Pedro Martínez that Kevin Youkilis took for a called strike while flashbulbs popped...
2006 Jun 29 Boston Red Sox defeat New York Mets, 4-2
Sweet Caroline. Good times never seemed so good. The Red Sox last night won their 12th consecutive game, which ties for the third-longest winning streak in the 106-year history of the ...
2008 May 4 New York Mets defeat Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-2
2008 May 13 New York Mets defeat Washington Nationals, 6-3
Where's the winter outcry about that Lastings Milledge for Ryan Church and Brian Schneider swap now? Church, aided by former teammate Austin Kearns' misplay in right field, homered and...
2008 May 17 New York Mets defeat New York Yankees, 7-4
Don't blame the thong. Yes, the Yankees lost Saturday in their first game since Jason Giambi admitted the team has turned to his lucky gold lamé underwear to revive its languishing lum...
2008 May 24 New York Mets defeat Colorado Rockies, 9-2
2008 May 27 New York Mets defeat Florida Marlins, 5-3
Maybe Willie Randolph should give his starters the night off more often. The Mets' bench trio of Damion Easley, Fernando Tatis and Ramon Castro combined to go 5-for-9 and drive in all ...
2008 Jul 4 Philadelphia Phillies defeat New York Mets, 3-2
PHILADELPHIA - For $137.5 million, the Mets expect Johan Santana to hold a two-run lead, even on a night when he gets little support. But that's exactly what he couldn't do Friday nigh...
2008 Jul 20 New York Mets defeat Cincinnati Reds, 7-5
CINCINNATI - Frank Viola can exhale. Mike Pelfrey's winning streak ended at six games, three shy of Viola's club record, which spanned the 1989 and '90 seasons. "He didn't have to pitc...
2008 Jul 26 St. Louis Cardinals defeat New York Mets, 10-8
Carlos Delgado's two-homer heroics couldn't rescue the Mets this time. Now the question becomes whether Brandon Knight did enough to remain a big leaguer. Or whether he's headed to Bei...
2008 Aug 5 New York Mets defeat San Diego Padres, 6-5
It turns out the tight feeling in Billy Wagner's left arm is going to put the Mets in a tight spot. The Mets placed their closer on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday after an MRI exam r...
2008 Aug 10 Florida Marlins defeat New York Mets, 8-2
Unlikely as it  may have once seemed, Mike Pelfrey - and not Johan Santana - is the Mets' leading winner this season. As such, he has come to expect better of himself, regardless of op...
2008 Aug 11 Pittsburgh Pirates defeat New York Mets, 7-5
Ramon Castro would have been the clear choice to start at catcher Monday with Pedro Martinez pitching for the Mets and the lefthanded Zach Duke throwing for Pittsburgh. He couldn't becaus...
2008 Aug 18 Pittsburgh Pirates defeat New York Mets, 5-2
PITTSBURGH - John Maine hasn't allowed a run in two starts since returning from the disabled list. He can't be fully pleased, either. Maine has lasted just five innings in each appeara...
2008 Aug 19 New York Mets defeat Atlanta Braves, 7-3
2008 Aug 24 Houston Astros defeat New York Mets, 6-4
2008 Aug 31 New York Mets defeat Florida Marlins, 6-2
2008 Sep 2 New York Mets defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 6-5
MILWAUKEE - Jon Niese showed plenty of guts and a world of potential. He just didn't show that he's quite ready to pitch in the big leagues, particularly in a September pennant race. S...
2008 Sep 7 New York Mets defeat Philadelphia Phillies, 6-3
The Phillies were threatening to sweep the Mets and make this feel eerily like September 2007, when Jerry Manuel was asked between games of Sunday's doubleheader what type of pressure Joh...
2008 Sep 9 New York Mets defeat Washington Nationals, 10-8
2008 Sep 10 New York Mets defeat Washington Nationals, 13-10
2008 Sep 13 Atlanta Braves defeat New York Mets, 3-2
The two-time Cy Young winner didn't get the required help from teammates to come away with a victory. The rookie earned his first big-league win to salvage a split. Go figure. After th...
2008 Sep 14 Atlanta Braves defeat New York Mets, 7-4
The Mets' bullpen collapses have become an old story. The club and its fans can only hope their season won't turn into an even older one. The man in the middle of the latest collapse w...
2008 Sep 15 Washington Nationals defeat New York Mets, 7-2
WASHINGTON - Jerry Manuel is sticking with Luis Ayala as his closer, but on a much shorter leash after the righthander blew his second save in nine chances Sunday against the Braves. The ...
2008 Sep 17 New York Mets defeat Washington Nationals, 9-7
WASHINGTON - Pheeeew. Jerry Manuel tied a franchise record for a nine-inning game by using eight pitchers, but he managed to navigate the Mets to a 9-7 victory over the Nationals Wedne...
2008 Sep 18 New York Mets defeat Washington Nationals, 7-2
WASHINGTON - Jerry Manuel had joked that he would let Johan Santana's pitch count rise to 170 if it meant avoiding drama with the bullpen. No need. For a change, the Mets had a stress-...
2008 Sep 19 New York Mets defeat Atlanta Braves, 9-5
ATLANTA - Division winner? Wild card? Jerry Manuel doesn't care. "Regardless of how you get in, we've got to get in," the Mets' interim manager said. "The wild-card teams have done ext...
2008 Sep 20 Atlanta Braves defeat New York Mets, 4-2
ATLANTA - Scratch another game off the Mets' magic number to reach the postseason, even if Cincinnati did the work to reduce it to six. Pedro Martinez's two RBI didn't offset the four ...
2008 Sep 21 Atlanta Braves defeat New York Mets, 7-6
ATLANTA - Surely you didn't expect the final week would be a drama-free prelude to the postseason, did you? The Mets failed to protect a two-run lead over the final three innings and l...
2008 Sep 22 Chicago Cubs defeat New York Mets, 9-5
If the season ended today, the Cubs would be the Mets' opponent in the first round of the National League playoffs next week. As the Mets learned the hard way last September, the seaso...
2008 Sep 23 New York Mets defeat Chicago Cubs, 6-2
As the Mets teeter toward another September disaster, mental health pros have a message for the bumbling players and their white-knuckled fans: Have fun and enjoy the ride. That may be...
2008 Sep 24 Chicago Cubs defeat New York Mets, 9-6
If October never comes for the Mets, you'll always remember the bottom of the ninth Wednesday night. And maybe the bottom of the eighth, as well, innings when the Mets looked like a team ...
2008 Sep 25 New York Mets defeat Chicago Cubs, 7-6
The Mets finally stepped off the down elevator they've been riding for too long and found themselves on the floor they needed. The one with the jelly beans, and sunshine, and frequent fli...
2008 Sep 26 Florida Marlins defeat New York Mets, 6-1
Don't look now, but the Marlins are doing it again. A year after crushing the Mets' playoff hopes and stamping New York's historical collapse, they picked up where they left off during...
2008 Sep 28 Florida Marlins defeat New York Mets, 4-2
Florida's Wes Helms is rounding the bases as jerseys are being handed out to a banquet-roomful of Met greats just beyond the left-field foul pole. Nobody wants this. Nobody wants to cl...
2009 Apr 6 New York Mets defeat Cincinnati Reds, 2-1
CINCINNATI - Omar Minaya knew it would be difficult to bring Aaron Heilman and Scott Schoeneweis back to New York in 2009, given the likely fan response the first time they imploded. T...
2009 Apr 8 New York Mets defeat Cincinnati Reds, 9-7
CINCINNATI - Carlos Delgado had one of those games Wednesday night when the ball and the plot lines kept finding him all over the field, beginning to end. He turned on a fat, low insid...
2009 Apr 9 Cincinnati Reds defeat New York Mets, 8-6
CINCINNATI - The Mets were willing to give free agent Derek Lowe a three-year contract over the winter, but would not match the Braves' bid of four years and $60million. So Oliver Perez r...
2009 Apr 10 Florida Marlins defeat New York Mets, 5-4
MIAMI - John Maine was solid in his return from shoulder surgery, the Mets rallied twice to tie the Marlins, and yet, in the end, it was the same old story Friday night - the Mets' bullpe...
2009 Apr 11 New York Mets defeat Florida Marlins, 8-4
MIAMI - Marlon Anderson's roster spot, and quite possibly his big-league career, ended Saturday when the Mets designated the pinch-hitter for assignment to clear room for Livan Hernandez....
2009 Apr 12 Florida Marlins defeat New York Mets, 2-1
MIAMI - With Week 1 of the season in the books and a 3-3 road trip complete, Jerry Manuel thinks the Mets look "okay." The one area the Mets need the most improvement, however, is in the ...
2009 Apr 13 San Diego Padres defeat New York Mets, 6-5
Maybe it's Citigroup officials who ought to cringe at being associated with the Mets. After pregame festivities that included cheers for a Tom Seaver-to-Mike Piazza ceremonial first pi...
2009 Apr 15 New York Mets defeat San Diego Padres, 7-2
The same jersey hung in every locker before Wednesday night's game against the Padres: a home white with no name on the back that looked like it had come straight from the team store near...
2009 Apr 16 San Diego Padres defeat New York Mets, 6-5
The difference between a true ace and a pitcher perpetually struggling with his consistency was as simple as watching Jake Peavy and John Maine go to work once runners reached base agains...