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METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE AUGUST 9, 1974 GAME:

Peter Toth
October 9, 2002
This was the first major league game I ever attended. My recollection is that the Reds only run came on a homer by Johnny Bench that went into the parking lot.

Pete Caldera
July 16, 2003
This is the second game I ever went to, and the first one I recall.

Two memories stand out:

1. Bob Apodaca started and won. 2. Pete Rose was booed like crazy.

And I got the autograph of The Sign Man, who sat me in his box seat when Rose batted, in order to hold up, I suppose, an anti-Rose sign.

Chris
November 16, 2004
This was the first game I ever attended. I was 7 years old. I went with my Father, brother and Uncle.

My Uncle passed away several years ago. My Father has ALS and may not be around much longer.

I sat between home and the Mets dugout. I clearly remember Bench's HR. I also remember Hahn's. I began following Hahn's career because I thought it was so cool that he hit a dinger while I was there. I didn't (couldn't) follow it very long.

I also remember a kid with his father (I suppose) who seats were near ours not only catching a foul ball...but catching two!

I thought it was just a given that I would get a few. Still waiting for my first foul ball. 30 years and counting...

Great web site fellas.

Scoey
May 24, 2020
None of the previous entries of this game mention its most noteworthy thing - Bob Apodaca's run-scoring double that put the Mets ahead for good. Apodaca's hit came with two outs in the fourth inning and got a sign card displayed by Karl Ehrhardt in the stands that said "Apodacado" (a take off on Fred Flintstone's 'Yabba Dabba Doo'.)



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