Ultimate Mets Database: Game of August 14, 1974

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August 13, 1974
Mets 3, Dodgers 0 1974 Regular Season Game 114
August 14, 1974
Mets 3, Dodgers 2 Next Game:
August 16, 1974
Mets 2, Reds 1

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METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE AUGUST 14, 1974 GAME:

John K
April 1, 2004
Only 8 at the time. My third trip to Shea. The first trip with a happy recap as the Mets came back against Mike Marshall. Watching Marshall in the World Series that year, I thought if Mets can beat him, they can't be that bad. Experience has tempered that early optimism.

Peter C.
September 27, 2005
I remember that my Grandfather was on vacation and took me to this weekday afternoon game. Sat in the mezzanine, third base side.

I have always remembered the Mets coming back against Marshall in this one. But not until looking at the box score here was I reminded that Marshall was being asked to complete his 4th inning of relief. This from a man who would appear in 106 regular season games as well as the post season.

As I recall Rusty Staub lined the game winning hit over the drawn in outfield. I also had a memory of Davey Lopes stealing 2nd and coming up from his head first slide choking from the dirt, but looks like he was thrown out on the play.

And how about that noted speedster Bill Buckner with 2 stolen bases giving him 26 on the way to a career high 31. Who could have predicted what fate had in store for him on this very field?

Marie
October 5, 2006
This was my first game at Shea Stadium, in fact the first time I had seen a game in person, at the age of thirteen. I went with my aunt, uncle and cousins, who were also all Mets fans. The trip seemed too long at the time (4 hours). Today, the trip seems so much shorter. No one ever forgets the feeling of walking up tunnel from under the stands and seeing the green playing field for the first time. I've been to many games since then, and the feeling is still the same. My most vivid memory of this game is of Rusty Staub getting the game winning hit in the bottom of the 9th. He was my first favorite Met and will always be a favorite.

Chris
October 7, 2008
The first game I ever went to with my Dad! I remember taking the bus from the S.I. Ferry terminal and the bus driver did not know the way to Shea! What stands out for me the most though was that Tug pitched two scoreless innings and got the win in this game! It was a shame that he was gone at the end of the season! It was the first and only time I got to see Tug pitch! I had forgotten that Tom Seaver had started this game. Still, it was a great day at Shea all the same!

Jordan
September 10, 2018
Philip J Fry was born right after the Mets won this game. His mom was listening to it on the radio during labor.

Peter C.
August 14, 2024
Hard to believe it is 50 years ago today that my vacationing grandfather took me to this weekday afternoon game.(Or that I first commented on this game 19 years ago.) I also realize I am older today than my grandfather was on this day. Thanks Pop Pops!

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