Ultimate Mets Database: Game of July 1, 1966

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June 30, 1966
Phillies 1, Mets 0 1966 Regular Season Game 71
July 1, 1966
Pirates 12, Mets 0 Next Game:
July 2, 1966
Mets 4, Pirates 3

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METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE JULY 1, 1966 GAME:

Mike from the Bronx
January 6, 2004
Here's what I remember from this game.....I got free tickets and sat in the loge box section between home and first. Best seats I had to that date. Ron Hunt led off with a near home-run that just curved foul at the left field pole. He worked out an infield hit to second base. Woody Fryman proceeded to retire the next 27 batters. To top things off Jose Pagan hit a grand slam. Probably his only one. Woirst game I ever attended.

Feat Fan
March 8, 2004
Friday night, school's been out just a few days, oh, to be young, free and a Mets fan in 1966!

The big bad Pirates are in town. I remember Don Sutton saying of these sluggers, "Some hitters wait for a fastball, others look for a curve, these guys just look for a baseball."

Alley, STARGELL, CLEMENTE, Clendenon, Alou, Mota were all hitting over .300 and Woody Fryman (no relation to Travis) took the hill.

The rookie lefthander surrended a lead off base hit to Ron Hunt. If I REMEMBER correctly, Hunt was picked off or erased on a double play ball. The next 27 METS were retired. In effect, Fryman, who went 12-9 that year tossed a perfect game. The Mets dropped a 12-0 game.

Feat Fan
July 4, 2004
A few more details about this pitching gem.

Pitcher Woody Fryman threw a one-hitter as the Pirates clobbered the New York Mets, 12-0, at Shea Stadium. It was the sixth consecutive victory for the Pirates (44-29).

Fryman gave up a single to the Mets' leadoff hitter, Ron Hunt, and was perfect after that. Fryman struck out eight and raised his record to 6-3.

Roberto Clemente went 1 for 5 to extend his hitting streak to 11 games. Willie Stargell hit his 16th home run of the season.

Ed K
November 16, 2004
Fryman only faced 27 batters - 26 after Hunt was out stealing. I do not remember whether the steal attempt occurred because Hunt was picked off.

Mike from the Bronx
January 11, 2007
I stand corrected. Jose Pagan did not hit a grand slam, rather he hit a 2 run homer --- 1 of the 4 dingers he hit that year.

John from Iowa
March 17, 2019
Being a life long die hard Mets fan I was thinking about some of the memorable Mets games I attended. From watching Sandy Koufax (beat the Mets 5-0) and Bob Gibson pitch to the first time the Mets beat Juan Marichal or watching Shea Stadium packed watching Tom Terrific pitch against the Mets that first time. For some reason this game always stood out. I was sitting in the upper deck in line with the 3rd base bag. I remember being so excited when Ron Hunt led the game off with a hit and then was caught stealing.

Looking back on it I feel fortunate to have seen some of the all time greats in baseball to those famous in Mets history play. Guys like Ken Boyer, Cleon Jones, Ron Swoboda and Jerry Grote for the Mets and Matty Alou, Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell and Bill Mazerowski to name a few for the Bucs. Little did we know the star of the game (not including Woody Fryman)was one of the most famous Mets Donn Clendenon. Sure the Mets lost badly but it was still a special game nonetheless.

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