METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE AUGUST 15, 1976 GAME:
mike
July 16, 2002
I remember going to this game. Even though the Mets won the game I was disappointed that Sparky Anderson chose this day to rest most of the Big Red Machine regulars. Instead of Morgan, Bench, and Perez I got to see Flynn, Plummer, and Driessen. Oh well, such is life.
Joe Lanzisera
July 22, 2002
This was my first trip to Shea and my first baseball game ever. I remember that it was unbelievably hot and sticky. I remember that Ed Kranepool knocked in the winning run - it may have been a homer. It's been a non-stop love affair ever since.
Bob P
July 4, 2004
The only run in this game came in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single by Bruce Boisclair. Jerry Koosman pitched a five-hit shutout and struck out eleven. The Reds, who had a 13.5 game lead over the Dodgers coming into the game, rested Pete Rose and Joe Morgan this Sunday afternoon. Future Mets George Foster and Doug Flynn had two hits each for Cincinnati.
Roger
March 31, 2007
This was my first game. I remember being so excited I couldn't sleep the night before, I was ten years old and have been to many games since. I was a little disappointed that Rose and Morgan were not playing but seeing my Mets in real life for the first time was something I'll never forget.
Ed K
July 16, 2008
An interesting footnote: Bud Harrelson scored the winning run and a few hours after the game got married!
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