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7/31/14

D-Whit - It Was 45 Years Ago Today...Thursday July 31st



July 31st


 
Tom Seaver took the mound in hopes of stopping the three game Met slide. "The Franchise” did his part scattering 5 hits and 1 ER over 7 but the anemic Met offense mustered just 4 hits against Houston starter Tom Griffin. New York threatened in the 4th after a Wayne Garrett lead off double and Ed Kranepool walk but Ron Swoboda hit into a twin-killing to snuff the only real Met threat of the night.

Meanwhile in Chicago, the Cubs trounced San Fran 12-2 and increased their lead to 6 ½ over the suddenly struggling Mets. After this sweep by the Astros next up in their tour of the NL West was was a weekend set hosting the division-leading Braves.  
 

The Mets wrap up July with a 15-12 record for the month.
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3 comments:

  1. Reese KaplanJuly 31, 2014 at 10:09 AM

    What a difference a real manager makes. Gil Hodges. Davey Johnson. Bobby Valentine.

    Then we got the parade of clowns -- Jeff Torborg, Art Howe, Willie Randolph, Jerry Manuel and the ringmaster himself, Terry Collins.

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  2. Mack AdeJuly 31, 2014 at 10:21 AM

    I still miss #14

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  3. Tom BrennanJuly 31, 2014 at 5:09 PM

    Mack, you miss # 14. I'm dyslexic...I miss #41, Tom Terrific.

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