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September 9, 1973
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METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE SEPTEMBER 9, 1973 GAME:

Joseph Santoro
March 28, 2019
What I remember about this game was when Willie Mays was trying to field a pop fly in foul territory. His chance was unsuccessful. Worse than that, he banged his chest into the the hard "Parc Jarry" dugout railing. Joe Deer the trainer taped him up underneath his uniform top, so he could finish the game. I seem to remember broken ribs. More likely bruised. Anyway, 11 days later he would announce his retirement. I guess he said enough is enough. One month later he would play in the World Series. I'm sure he was still hurting then.

NYB Buff
April 12, 2019
An interesting point on Mays' injury in Joseph's comment is that this turned out to be the final regular season game in which Willie would ever appear. It happened to come at Montreal's Jarry Park, the same place in which he played his last game as a Giant the previous year.

As for the game itself, it was a sign that destiny was on the Mets' side on their way to the title. They came up with a shutout win even though their pitching allowed thirteen hits!



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