Mets Games Played On This Date: April 30

 

The first Mets win for Steve Trachsel, Tug McGraw with 4 shtout innings to get a win in relief, and a rain shortened win for Dwight Gooden.  

10 Years ago today: Year: 2011; Game #27; Saturday; Apr 30, NYM 1 @ PHI 2 boxscore; WP: Halladay; LP: Niese; Time: 02:25; DAY; Attendance: 45,598 

Jon Niese threw 6 scoreless innings to hold on to a slim 1-0 lead.  In the 7^th after allowing a HR to John Mayberry, a walk and a single, Taylor Buchholz relieved Niese and allowed a sacrifice fly to Placido Polanco. For the go ahead and eventual winning run.  Roy Halladay went the distance for the Phils allowing just the one run on consecutive singles by Daniel Murphy, David Wright, and Carlos Beltran. 

20 Years ago today: Year: 2001; Game #25; Monday; Apr 30, NYM 8 Vs. HOU 2 boxscore; WP: Trachsel; LP: Elarton; Time: 03:22; NIGHT; Attendance: 19,083 

A big 5 run 6^th inning helped Steve Trachsel earn his first ever Mets win.  Steve would go on to an 11-13 record for the Mets that year and end up with 66 career Mets wins.  Mike Piazza’s 3 run homer in the 6^th the big blow. 

30 Years ago today: Year: 1991; Game #20; Tuesday; Apr 30, NYM 6 Vs. SDP 3 boxscore; 7 innings;  WP: Gooden; LP: Lilliquist; Save: Pena; Time: 02:13; NIGHT; Attendance: 17,059 

Rick Cerone hit two doubles and went 3 for 3 as part of a 13 hit Mets attack.  Howard Johnson also homered as Dwight Gooden got the win going 6 innings, allowing a 2 run HR by Benito Santiago. 

40 Years ago today: Year: 1981; Game #15; Thursday; Apr 30, NYM 4 Vs. PIT 7 boxscore; WP: Candelaria; LP: Jones; Save: Jackson; Time: 02:25; NIGHT; Attendance: 5,553 

3 Met errors did not help Randy Jones – 8 hits, 7 runs – 3 earned in 5.2 innings as the Pirates pounded the Mets the second night in a row.  Mets tried to comeback in the 9^th scoring 2 runs on doubles by Doug Flynn and Bob Bailor and brought the tying run to the plate but Grant Jackson struck out Lee Mazzilli to end the game.  

50 Years ago today: Year: 1971; Game #19; Friday; Apr 30, NYM 4 @ HOU 3 boxscore 12 innings  WP: McGraw; LP: Culver; Time: 03:36; NIGHT; Attendance: 13,860 

Ken Boswell’s two out single in the 12^th scored Bud Harrelson to give the Mets the win.  The Mets led 3-1 but a Joe Morgan 2 run HR off Jim McAndrew tied the game.  Winning pitcher Tug McGraw went 4 scoreless in relief. 

Here is the full list of Mets games played on April 30^th: 

Year: 2019; Game #29; Tuesday; Apr 30, NYM 4 Vs. CIN 3 boxscore 10 innings  WP: Gagnon; LP: Iglesias; Time: 03:24; NIGHT; Attendance: 20,836

Year: 2017; Game #24; Sunday; Apr 30, NYM 5 @ WSN 23 boxscore; WP: Albers; LP: Syndergaard; Time: 03:37; DAY; Attendance: 36,806

Baseball Reference: 2017 - Anthony Rendon has a game for the ages as he goes 6-for-6 with his first three homers of the year and drives in 10 runs to lead the Nationals to a 23 - 5 drubbing of the Mets. He joins Walker Cooper as the only two players ever to have 6 hits and 10 RBIs in one game. Bryce Harper scores 4 runs to give 32 in April, a new major league record, and Matt Wieters has a pair of homers among his three hits. It is the most runs in franchise history for Washington. Worse for New York, Noah Syndergaard leaves the game in the 2nd after experiencing arm pain.

Year: 2016; Game #22; Saturday; Apr 30, NYM 6 Vs. SFG 5 boxscore; WP: deGrom; LP: Cain; Save: Familia; Time: 03:09; DAY; Attendance: 44,466

Year: 2015; Game #23; Thursday; Apr 30, NYM 2 Vs. WSN 8 boxscore; WP: Strasburg; LP: deGrom; Time: 02:54; NIGHT; Attendance: 21,689

Year: 2013; Game #25; Tuesday; Apr 30, NYM 1 @ MIA 2 boxscore; WP: Webb; LP: Hefner; Time: 02:25; NIGHT; Attendance: 15,018

Year: 2012; Game #23; Monday; Apr 30, NYM 3 @ HOU 4 boxscore; WP: Rodriguez; LP: Acosta; Save: Myers; Time: 02:53; NIGHT; Attendance: 17,536 

National Pastime.com: When Brett Myers faces his first batter in the ninth inning, the Astros closer becomes the seventh different Houston pitcher to face seven consecutive Mets, a major league first. Houston manager Brad Mills wears out a path from the dugout to the mound when he pulls starter Bud Norris from the game and then proceeds to summon Wilton Lopez, Wesley Wright, Brandon Lyon, Fernando Abad, and Fernando Rodriguez, to face one batter each in the team's 4-3 victory at Citi Field.

 

 

Year: 2011; Game #27; Saturday; Apr 30, NYM 1 @ PHI 2 boxscore; WP: Halladay; LP: Niese; Time: 02:25; DAY; Attendance: 45,598

Year: 2010; Game #23; Friday; Apr 30, NYM 9 @ PHI 1 boxscore; WP: Niese; LP: Kendrick; Time: 02:54; NIGHT; Attendance: 45,296

Year: 2008; Game #26; Wednesday; Apr 30, NYM 1 Vs. PIT 13 boxscore; WP: Gorzelanny; LP: Perez; Time: 02:55; DAY; Attendance: 46,788

Year: 2007; Game #24; Monday; Apr 30, NYM 6 Vs. FLA 9 boxscore; WP: Olsen; LP: Park; Save: Owens; Time: 02:53; NIGHT; Attendance: 39,383

Year: 2006; Game #24; Sunday; Apr 30, NYM 5 @ ATL 8 boxscore; WP: Davies; LP: Trachsel; Save: Reitsma; Time: 03:22; DAY; Attendance: 35,245

Year: 2005; Game #24; Saturday; Apr 30, NYM 3 @ WSN 5 boxscore 8 innings  WP: Ohka; LP: Zambrano; Save: Carrasco; Time: 02:31; NIGHT; Attendance: 40,913 

National Pastime.com: With an enthusiastic RFK crowd chanting "Let's go, ground crew" the inexperienced group puts on quite a show of ineptitude when they struggle putting the tarp on a very soggy field during the second rain delay of the rain-shortened 5-3 victory over the Mets. New York files a protest after the game is called off in the bottom of the eighth, claiming the field became unplayable due to Washington's inability to cover the field during the 37-minute stoppage of play. 

Year: 2004; Game #23; Friday; Apr 30, NYM 6 @ SDP 7 boxscore; WP: Lawrence; LP: Yates; Save: Otsuka; Time: 03:23; NIGHT; Attendance: 41,971

Year: 2003; Game #27; Wednesday; Apr 30, NYM 4 @ STL 13 boxscore; WP: Williams; LP: Astacio; Time: 02:27; NIGHT; Attendance: 30,265

Year: 2002; Game #26; Tuesday; Apr 30, NYM 10 @ ARI 1 boxscore; WP: Leiter; LP: Helling; Time: 02:42; NIGHT; Attendance: 36,743 

National Pastime.com: Al Leiter becomes the first pitcher in baseball history to record wins over all thirty big league franchises that have been existence since 1901. The Mets southpaw earns the victory as New York routs the Diamondbacks at Bank One Ballpark, 10-1.

 

 

Year: 2001; Game #25; Monday; Apr 30, NYM 8 Vs. HOU 2 boxscore; WP: Trachsel; LP: Elarton; Time: 03:22; NIGHT; Attendance: 19,083

Year: 2000; Game #26; Sunday; Apr 30, NYM 14 @ COL 11 boxscore; WP: Leiter; LP: Bohanon; Time: 03:15; DAY; Attendance: 36,252

Year: 1999; Game #23; Friday; Apr 30, NYM 7 Vs. SFG 2 boxscore; WP: Watson; LP: Estes; Save: Wendell; Time: 03:21; NIGHT; Attendance: 32,427

Year: 1998; Game #25; Thursday; Apr 30, NYM 0 Vs. COL 4 boxscore; WP: Kile; LP: Jones; Time: 02:26; NIGHT; Attendance: 12,599

Year: 1997; Game #26; Wednesday; Apr 30, NYM 6 Vs. SDP 2 boxscore; WP: Jones; LP: Hitchcock; Save: Franco; Time: 02:59; NIGHT; Attendance: 12,429

Year: 1995; Game #5; Sunday; Apr 30, NYM 0 Vs. STL 3 boxscore; WP: Urbani; LP: Jones; Save: Henke; Time: 02:50; DAY; Attendance: 51,715

Year: 1994; Game #22; Saturday; Apr 30, NYM 10 Vs. LAD 12 boxscore; WP: Gott; LP: Manzanillo; Save: Dreifort; Time: 03:28; DAY; Attendance: 21,734

Year: 1993; Game #21; Friday; Apr 30, NYM 6 @ SDP 7 boxscore; WP: Rodriguez; LP: Young; Save: Harris; Time: 03:37; NIGHT; Attendance: 39,343

Year: 1992; Game #22; Thursday; Apr 30, NYM 4 Vs. HOU 3 boxscore; WP: Innis; LP: Jones; Save: Franco; Time: 02:51; NIGHT; Attendance: 14,803

Year: 1991; Game #20; Tuesday; Apr 30, NYM 6 Vs. SDP 3 boxscore 7 innings  WP: Gooden; LP: Lilliquist; Save: Pena; Time: 02:13; NIGHT; Attendance: 17,059

Year: 1990; Game #19; Monday; Apr 30, NYM 4 @ ATL 7 boxscore; WP: Smoltz; LP: Cone; Save: Boever; Time: 02:20; NIGHT; Attendance: 8,232 

National Pastime.com: With Dale Murphy and Ernie Whitt on base, Mark Lemke grounds to second baseman Gregg Jefferies, who lobs the ball to David Cone covering first. The runner is called safe, which leads to the Mets starter having a complete meltdown, vehemently arguing the call with umpire Charlie Williams as the two Braves' runners cross the plate to score.

April 30, 1990: With two runners on, @Braves Mark Lemke grounds to @Mets Gregg Jefferies, who throws to David Cone covering first. Lemme is called safe, which leads to Cone having a complete meltdown, arguing the call with ump Charlie Williams as the two runners score. pic.twitter.com/AIzFadll38

— @MetsRewind (@metsrewind) April 30, 2020

Year: 1989; Game #22; Sunday; Apr 30, NYM 6 @ HOU 7 boxscore; WP: Scott; LP: Cone; Save: Smith; Time: 02:46; DAY; Attendance: 33,838

Year: 1988; Game #21; Saturday; Apr 30, NYM 6 @ CIN 5 boxscore; WP: Myers; LP: Franco; Time: 02:59; NIGHT; Attendance: 33,463 

National Pastime.com: Reds' manager Pete Rose will be suspended for thirty days and fined $10,000 for pushing David Pallone, after the umpire makes a delayed call that allows the eventual winning run to score in the team's 6-5 loss to the Mets at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati skipper shoves the first base ump twice after claiming he was poked in the face, a charge the arbitrator denies, and one never substantiated by major league baseball. 

Year: 1987; Game #20; Thursday; Apr 30, NYM 11 Vs. MON 3 boxscore; WP: Aguilera; LP: Tibbs; Time: 02:23; NIGHT; Attendance: 20,607

Year: 1986; Game #16; Wednesday; Apr 30, NYM 8 @ ATL 1 boxscore; WP: Gooden; LP: Johnson; Time: 02:25; NIGHT; Attendance: 23,361

Year: 1985; Game #18; Tuesday; Apr 30, NYM 4 Vs. HOU 1 boxscore; WP: Gooden; LP: Niekro; Time: 02:27; NIGHT; Attendance: 31,558

Year: 1983; Game #17; Saturday; Apr 30, NYM 1 Vs. ATL 6 boxscore; WP: McMurtry; LP: Ownbey; Time: 02:20; DAY; Attendance: 9,811

Year: 1982; Game #20; Friday; Apr 30, NYM 4 @ SFG 5 boxscore; WP: Breining; LP: Allen; Time: 02:38; NIGHT; Attendance: 5,961

Year: 1981; Game #15; Thursday; Apr 30, NYM 4 Vs. PIT 7 boxscore; WP: Candelaria; LP: Jones; Save: Jackson; Time: 02:25; NIGHT; Attendance: 5,553

Year: 1980; Game #16; Wednesday; Apr 30, NYM 2 Vs. PHI 0 boxscore; WP: Bomback; LP: Lerch; Time: 01:56; NIGHT; Attendance: 4,559

Year: 1979; Game #18; Monday; Apr 30, NYM 4 Vs. SDP 3 boxscore; WP: Swan; LP: Shirley; Save: Lockwood; Time: 02:47; NIGHT; Attendance: 6,154

Year: 1978; Game #22; Sunday; Apr 30, NYM 6 Vs. CIN 4 boxscore; WP: Zachry; LP: Hume; Save: Lockwood; Time: 02:36; DAY; Attendance: 20,092

Year: 1977; Game #17; Saturday; Apr 30, NYM 4 @ SDP 1 boxscore; WP: Seaver; LP: Jones; Time: 02:08; NIGHT; Attendance: 22,428

Year: 1976; Game #20; Friday; Apr 30, NYM 3 Vs. HOU 1 boxscore; WP: Matlack; LP: Niekro; Time: 02:18; NIGHT; Attendance: 17,868

Year: 1975; Game #16; Wednesday; Apr 30, NYM 4 @ CHC 7 boxscore; WP: Burris; LP: Matlack; Save: Zamora; Time: 02:16; DAY; Attendance: 4,802

Year: 1974; Game #21; Tuesday; Apr 30, NYM 8 @ LAD 7 boxscore; WP: Miller; LP: Brewer; Time: 02:48; NIGHT; Attendance: 24,049

Year: 1972; Game #12; Sunday; Apr 30, NYM 0 @ LAD 7 boxscore; WP: Sutton; LP: Capra; Time: 02:35; DAY; Attendance: 21,989

Year: 1971; Game #19; Friday; Apr 30, NYM 4 @ HOU 3 boxscore 12 innings; WP: McGraw; LP: Culver; Time: 03:36; NIGHT; Attendance: 13,860

Year: 1970; Game #19; Thursday; Apr 30, NYM 4 @ SFG 1 boxscore; WP: Ryan; LP: McCormick; Time: 02:46; DAY; Attendance: 5,149

Year: 1969; Game #20; Wednesday; Apr 30, NYM 2 @ MON 1 boxscore; WP: Seaver; LP: Wegener; Time: 02:16; NIGHT; Attendance: 19,024

Year: 1968; Game #16; Tuesday; Apr 30, NYM 1 Vs. PHI 0 boxscore; WP: Cardwell; LP: Short; Time: 02:05; DAY; Attendance: 3,771

Year: 1967; Game #16; Sunday; Apr 30 (1), NYM 2 @ CIN 0 boxscore; WP: Cardwell; LP: McCool; Time: 02:28; DAY; Attendance: 0,000

Year: 1967; Game #17; Sunday; Apr 30 (2), NYM 2 @ CIN 3 boxscore; WP: Nolan; LP: Seaver; Time: 02:17; DAY; Attendance: 14,360

Year: 1965; Game #16; Friday; Apr 30, NYM 1 @ CIN 6 boxscore; WP: Tsitouris; LP: Spahn; Time: 02:43; NIGHT; Attendance: 5,216