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METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE JUNE 30, 1979 GAME:

Bob P
February 2, 2004
The Mets tied this game 3-3 in the top of the eighth on a homer by Lee Mazzilli, then scored six runs in the eleventh inning as Joel Youngblood and Mazz hit two-run homers and Steve Henderson tripled to drive in two more.

But after the Cubs got a run back in the bottom of the eleventh they loaded the bases and ex-Met Mike Vail hit a pinch grand slam to make it 9-8.

Ed Glynn came on to get the last two outs and save a wild one.

Witz
May 20, 2015
I remember watching this game...I couldn't believe they might blow the lead and that Mike Vail was going to be the reason.

My other memory was that the next day (remember it was a pre-internet, pre-Elias Sports Bureau era, so these things took a while!), it was reported that it was the most combined runs scored in a single extra inning.



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