National League Standings, June 29, 1988
METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE JUNE 29, 1988 GAME:
Jeff In Florida
January 10, 2005
HOJO hit a Bomb off of Jim Gott to tie the game with two outs and two strikes against him in the 9th and the Mets won it in Extras. I remember the headline said "Howard Johnson Home Run Helps The Mets Get Gott!"
Metaphysical
February 22, 2006
I remember watching this game on Channel 9 during a sleepover with my friend. I had played wiffleball that night and pretended to be Lenny Dykstra by stuffing a handful of wild blackberries in my mouth and spitting them. Baad idea. I wound up puking everywhere and missed Hojo's HR, the great catch by Dykstra and the nifty double play to win it! Moral of the story: blackberries = evil.
Michael
April 8, 2020
A truly memorable game from the 88 season. Both teams were making great defensive plays all over the field. Andy Van Slyke, RJ Reynolds, Lenny Dykstra and Kevin Elster all made superb catches.
HoJo hit the game tying homer in the 9th with 2 outs and 2 strikes. Then Roger McDowell hit a double in the 10th and scored on a game winning single by McReynolds. As the game ended on a double play, Tim McCarver would say that he felt this game would be one of the more important wins of the season at season's end. He was right.
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