National League Standings, May 15, 1991
METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE MAY 15, 1991 GAME:
Dave VW
October 5, 2022
As luck would have it, I was able to watch this game directly after the Mets' 6-1 win the previous night. Much like that game, the Padres bats were quiet, nearly getting shutout by a dominant Doc Gooden. An error by Coleman in the 6th allowed San Diego to score their only run. Or, as Rusty Staub would say, an "errah." The Padres actually only made one out to the outfield the entire game, a flyout to center by pinch hitter Garry Templeton in the 8th. Other than that, every other out was either a groundout, strikeout or popout (and there was only one of those, too!)
Home runs by Magadan and McReynolds in the Mets' 5-run 7th inning sealed San Diego starter Ed Whitson's fate, who clearly should have been pinch-hit for when he batted in the previous inning. Though he singled in that at-bat, he was already at 97 pitches and clearly had nothing left when he went back out there for the 7th. It was a hard, fast fall for the right-hander. He ranked third in the NL with a 2.60 ERA in 1990, but after this start made just 5 more big-league appearances until his career was over.
After hitting a grand slam the previous game, Hubie Brooks took a seat on the bench for this game. Teufel also rode the pine after an 0-for-4 the previous night (though all four outs were hard hit). Wouldn't you know it, he spelled a hobbled Tom Herr late in this game and batted in the 8th, delivering an excuse-me, check-swing single to right. Sometimes, it's better to be lucky than good.
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