National League Standings, September 21, 1995
METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE SEPTEMBER 21, 1995 GAME:
Dave VW
June 14, 2023
Greg Maddux showed why he was well on his way to his 4th straight Cy Young Award, blanking the Mets over 8 innings to improve to 18-2. Though he may have gotten a beneficial call or two from home plate umpire Mark Hirschbeck, Maddux was still incredibly dominant, allowing just 1 runner to reach third base over his eight innings and going to a 3-ball count to just 4 of the 29 batters he faced. He was even struck by a batted ball twice but remained in the game. As if that wasn't enough, he also went 2-for-3 with 2 doubles and a run scored on offense, with those 2 doubles being the only extra-base hits he'd have all season. He had only one other game in his career in which he'd collect 2 extra-base hits -- which also came against the Mets back when he was with the Cubs in 1992. To lock up the Cy Young Award -- which amazingly would be the last he'd win in his career -- Maddux ended the season allowing just 1 run in 31 innings in September. He was simply incredible.
The same unfortunately couldn't be said for Dave Telgheder, who was making his last ever appearance as a Met. He lasted just 4 innings and was undone by an error by -- of all people -- Rico Brogna, who led the NL in fielding percentage in 1995 and committed just 3 errors all season. In the 3rd, with runners on 1st and 2nd and 1 out, Mark Lemke hit a grounder right to Brogna, but Rico wasn't sure if he wanted to try to turn two or just take the out at first, and in his indecisiveness lost concentration and bobbled the ball attempting to transfer it from his glove to his throwing hand. That loaded the bases for Chipper Jones, and we all know Larry never missed an opportunity to make the Mets pay. On this first pitch, Chipper roped a double down the RF line to score 2, and Fred McGriff followed with an RBI groundout. That was all the runs that would be scored this evening, but it was more than enough for Maddux. The game lasted just an hour and 57 minutes, which was the shortest 9-inning game played by the Mets in 1995. A few days later they'd beat the Reds in an hour and 56 minutes, but that game was called after 6 innings.
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