Ultimate Mets Database: Game of July 4, 1999

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July 3, 1999
Braves 3, Mets 0 1999 Regular Season Game 82
July 4, 1999
Mets 7, Braves 6 Next Game:
July 5, 1999
Mets 2, Expos 1

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METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE JULY 4, 1999 GAME:

Lee Devereaux
March 5, 2006
I was at this game. It was an ungodly hot day. Before the game it was photo day and fans could walk on the field and take pictures of the players. I had waited my entire life to get on the field. I was dehydrated and probably was borderline heat stroke...I got sick on the line (I was able to get away from the crowd, much to their delight). I got back in the line and stepped onto the field. I got to take 1 picture and nearly got sick in centerfield.

The game was really great. It was a night game, but it was still so hot, 1st aid staff was passing out ice packs to fans. The Mets were losing to the Braves but came back against John Smoltz (I hate this man since the brawl w/ John Cangelosi in '94). Mets won. Ha Ha. I had horrible sunburn for weeks and couldn't eat for 3 days. But it was worth it.

Michael
May 6, 2020
With the Mets down 6-4 in the 7th, Edgardo Alfonzo hit a homer to dead center over the wall. A 3 run shot to give them the lead, which held up for the win. At the time, I felt it was the biggest hit of the season thus far. A much needed win after a lackluster weekend the previous 2 games.

Dave VW
May 8, 2024
This win broke a streak of three straight shutout losses versus the Braves. There were also plenty of fireworks during the game, as the teams combined for 5 home runs -- 4 by Atlanta, all off Orel Hershiser. That tied the most he ever allowed in a game. Crazy thing is, over his first 15 starts in 1999, he only allowed a total of 2 home runs.

But as Michael mentioned, Alfonzo hit the biggest blast of the game, as his clutch 3-run shot in the 7th put the Mets up to stay. Smoltz was pitching with a sore elbow but was still allowed to eclipse 100 pitches by the time Alfonzo made his way to the plate in the 7th. Instead of going to the bullpen, Bobby Cox stuck with his starter and it bit him right in the butt. Adding injury to insult, Smoltz missed almost 3 weeks on the DL after this start.

This was the first time the Mets won a game in which they allowed at least 4 HRs since 1996, and 1999 marks the only year in which the Mets won 3 times while giving up at least 4 HRs in a game.

Some other things to note: Rickey Henderson recorded his only sacrifice bunt as a Met in this game, dropping one down right before Alfonzo went deep. Also, this was the official christening of Armando Benitez as the team's new closer. John Franco had just landed on the DL with a finger injury, and Benitez inherited the job and ran with it. He closed out this victory, striking out the side in the 9th in dominating fashion.

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