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September 29, 1968
Phillies 10, Mets 3 1969 Regular Season Game 1
April 8, 1969
Expos 11, Mets 10 Next Game:
April 9, 1969
Mets 9, Expos 5

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METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE APRIL 8, 1969 GAME:

Jim Madden
February 25, 2002
I remember that the 1969 season was brewing with optimism coming off a pretty decent showing in 1968. Then to lose to the expansion Expos on opening day at Shea, a lot of folks said "same 'ol Mets..." In particular was the Expos pitcher hitting a 3 run homer (Dan McGinn ?), and the Mets storming back to close the deficit with Duffy Dyer hitting a pinch hit 3 run homer in the bottom of the 9th to make it 11-10. Rod Gaspar followed with a double but was left on 2nd with the potential tying run.

David
February 25, 2003
This was the Expos first game ever. I remember the strange sight of their tri-colored caps and the odd-shaped numbers on their backs. They truly looked foreign to me as a kid! Now their long history will be coming to a close pretty soon. As for the Mets, it was a bad day, without a hint of the magic to come that season!

Allan
August 20, 2004
The home run was by McGinn. I was at the game and distinctly recall the home run because I was in the loge level down the right field line and saw the ball hit the top of the right center field fence and bounce over the fence. I think it was the first home run ever hit by a Montreal Expo.

steve
May 24, 2006
Went to opening game with a buddy of mine. I was leaving for 6 month military service in about a week. After watching Mets lose to expansion Ei said to my buddy "At least I won't be around to see them come in last again." BOY, DID I MISCALCULATE THIS TEAM. And I wasn't even around to see them that year.

Dave Soriano
May 21, 2009
Al Jackson did not pitch well in this game. A couple of months later he was sent to Cincy and missed the World Series.

Tom King
February 11, 2013
I was 13 years old and on Easter break from school. Attended 2 games that week with school buddies and sat in the upper deck at Shea. Could not believe we lost to the Expos in their first game. Like most fans we were convinced after the first game that this was going to be another lost season.

Manny
May 15, 2013
I remember watching this game on TV and thinking the Expos in one day have accomplished two things the Mets haven't accomplished in seven years: winning on opening day and holding a share of first place.

Raymond Malcuit Jr.
April 16, 2018
Allen: It was the first home run ever hit by a Montreal Expo.

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