Today in New York Mets History: August 4, 1982 – Former New York Met Joel Youngblood became the first player in MLB history to get a base hit for two different teams in two different cities in the same day.
Every year since 1977, New York Mets fans have viewed the Major League Baseball trade deadline as the darkest day in team history. The trade deadline – June 15, 1977 – was the day the Mets traded Tom Seaver.
“There’s no single sport that has the hold on our dreams and fantasies the way baseball does. Sidd has become a symbol, like the cornfield in Iowa.” — Myra Gelband, former Sports Illustrated editor
Tom Seaver, the greatest pitcher in New York Mets franchise history, has passed away. He was 75.
Lee Mazzilli sat on the bench at The Kingdome in Seattle for seven innings, watching the 1979 Major League Baseball All-Star unfold. Mazzilli, then the 24-year old New York Mets center fielder who was named to the team by National League manager Tommy Lasorda, was soaking it up like a sponge.