National League Standings, May 16, 1962
METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE MAY 16, 1962 GAME:
Walter Pullis
May 3, 2002
Gil Hodges tied the game in the eighth on an inside-the-park homer! He was exhausted at home plate.
Ed K
December 13, 2010
Hodges inside-the-park homer was the first ever by a Met hitter.
Hot Foot
June 24, 2022
From May 12 through May 16, the Mets went 4-1 and had 4 (FOUR) walkoff wins (what were they called in 1962?) in five days, this game being the last one in that stretch.
Jay Hook got the win in relief and after this game he had a winning record (3-2). Still, I don't support that. Why use starters in relief? That's a rhetorical question, but maybe someday I'll call WFAN and complain that Casey Stengel used starting pitchers as relievers for the 1962 Mets just for fun.
After this game they were 9-18, only 9 games under .500. This was also their second walkoff win against the Cubs in as many days. It's cool that Gil Hodges hit that inside-the park-home run. Would have been great to see. All the Brooklyn Dodger fans turned Mets fans must have been elated.
I can imagine seeing that home run on a black and white TV and thinking if Hodges could do this all season, the Mets could make a run at the pennant.
After this win, the 9-18 Mets were in 9th place and 2.5 games ahead of the last place Cubs, who were 9-23.
By the end of the year, the Cubs (59-103) were the only team the Mets didn't have a losing record against, going 9-9 for the season series.
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