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October 16, 1969
Mets 5, Orioles 3 1970 Regular Season Game 1
April 7, 1970
Mets 5, Pirates 3 Next Game:
April 9, 1970
Pirates 2, Mets 1

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METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE APRIL 7, 1970 GAME:

Kevin
August 17, 2001
First Opening Day win in Mets history.

Mike Dolitsky
October 5, 2006
As Kevin points out, this was the first time the Mets ever won on Opening Day. I wonder if any other professional sports franchise won a World Championship before they won an Opening Day game?

CJ
November 28, 2014
This was the final opening day at old Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

Chris Barrett
September 27, 2019
This was the final Opening Day ever at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

NYB Buff
June 2, 2021
The first season-opening win in Mets history! It came at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field, the same place where they recorded their first victory ever in 1962. The win here seemed to change the Mets' luck on Opening Day. After losing their first game of the year all eight times in the 1960s, the team would win nine of ten openers during the 1970s and then do the same again in the 1980s. In each of the next three decades, the Mets had Opening Day records of 6-4 (1990s), 7-3 (2000s) and 7-3 (2010s.)

Dave VW
September 16, 2024
Many have pointed out this was the Mets' first ever Opening Day win, and it was quite a dramatic win at that. Tom Seaver and Steve Blass started and pitched well, as the game went into extras with the score 3-3. After a scoreless 10th, the Mets broke through in the 11th. Jerry May, starting at catcher for the Pirates only because regular starter Manny Sanguillen was hurt, threw errantly to 2nd base on a sacrifice bunt attempt, putting 2 runners on and none out. After another sac bunt and an intentional walk, Don Clendenon came up to pinch hit and delivered a 2-run single. Tug McGraw then worked a scoreless bottom of the 11th to get the save.

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