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August 14, 1965
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Ed K
March 5, 2006
Finally, on thier 8th try, the Mets won a game in the Astrodome!

Flitgun Frankie
November 20, 2020
The winning run, scored by Chuck Hiller, was set up by Hiller stealing second base. They mentioned on the broadcast that it was Hiller's first stolen base of the year. It turned out to be his only stolen base. Earlier in the game, Charlie Smith stole two bases, his first and second of the year. They were the only two HE had all year. What was going on with the Astros, LOL. Hiller scored on a suicide squeeze by Ron Hunt. They tried the squeeze on about five straight pitches during that at bat, and it only finally worked because the Astros' pitcher, Danny Coombs, threw the ball away. Well, keep on trying. I remember Coombs later on as a pitcher for the Padres. Being with the Astros and Padres at that time meant you saw a lot of bad baseball.

This must have been Darrell Sutherland's best game in the Major Leagues. He pitched 4 innings and gave up no hits and got the win. He faced the minimum amount of batters because the two walks he gave up both were eliminated on double plays. I don't remember seeing Darrell Sutherland play, but I do remember his brother Gary, who was a weak hitting SS for the Phillies and Expos.

Also, during the broadcast, Bob Murphy was bragging on the Mets having two "great" catching prospects in their farm system. One was Greg Goossen and the other was Tug McGraw's brother Henry. I read elsewhere on this website that Henry was an outfielder, but I guess they were trying to turn him into a catcher by 1965. Well, you could count on Bob Murphy to be optimistic.



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