METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE SEPTEMBER 11, 1966 GAME:
Ken S.
July 22, 2002
My first ever game at Shea! An eternally memorable day, even if the Mets did get clobbered!Braves scored five in first off Ribant...Johnny Lewis made an over the wall catch in right field off Joe Torre(?) to prevent further damage...then- unknown Nolan Ryan made his major league debut in middle relief...I just missed catching a foul ball off the bat of Henry Aaron...ballpark looked gigantic to a very happy 7-year-old.
Feat Fan
April 1, 2004
One of the longest and most extraordinary careers began when a 19-year-old fireballer stood on a major league mound for the first time. Nolan Ryan struck out Pat Jarvis for his first career strikeout and he went on to leave batters wetting their pants for another 26 seasons. He struck out 5,714 batters, threw seven no- hitters and won 324 games. He also pitched in seven presidential administrations -- Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton -- before retiring at age 46 in 1993. Of course, the METS felt that a washed up Jim Fregosi would better fit their needs!
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