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Hank M
December 14, 2004
I went to this game with my father and two sisters. We sat in the upper deck behind the Mets' dugout. It was the first game of a day- night doubleheader against the Dodgers. The Mets won, 2-1, as Tom Seaver got his 100th career victory and Ed Kranepool hit a home run. There was also a rumor going around Shea Stadium that the Mets had just acquired Willie Mays, which turned out to be true.

Dad bought souvenirs for all three of us. He got a Mets' Yearbook for me and, for my sisters, a pen and pencil set and a Mr. Met rag doll. The total cost of all of these items was $4.25!

We all went home happy that day with our souvenirs and memories of a Mets win on a sunny Thursday afternoon at Shea.

NYB Buff
May 16, 2022
As Hank M mentioned in his entry on this game, this was Tom Seaver's 100th career win which came on the same day as the trade for Willie Mays. The news headlines covered Willie's return to New York much more than they did Tom's milestone. It was probably the only time Seaver was ever overshadowed as a Met.



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