5/8/21

Mets Games Played On This Date: May 8th


Jon Matlack takes a ball off the head, Darryl Strawberry’s first Major League hit, and Fernando-Mania comes to Shea – all part of the games the Mets have played on May 8th.  

5 Years ago today: 2016; Game #30; Sunday;  May 8, NYM 4 @ SDP 3 boxscore;  WP: Harvey;  LP: Cashner;  Save: Familia;  Time: 03:30; DAY; Attendance: 27,461 

Yoenis Céspedes had a solo HR, Asdrubal Cabrera went 2 for 5 with 2 RBI’s and Eric Campbell went 2 for 3 with a run scored and an RBI to make a winner out of Matt Harvey – 6 innings, 4 hits, 2 runs, 10 Ks. 

10 Years ago today: 2011; Game #34; Sunday;  May 8, NYM 2  Vs. LAD 4 boxscore;  WP: Kershaw;  LP: Dickey;  Save: Padilla;  Time: 02:55; DAY; Attendance: 26,312 

Andre Ethier had a 7th inning 2 run HR that extended LA’s lead to 4-1.  R.A. Dickey went 7 innings and gave up 4 runs – 3 earned of 10 hits.  

20 Years ago today: 2001; Game #32; Tuesday;  May 8, NYM 4 @ COL 12 boxscore;  WP: Astacio;  LP: Appier;  Save: Time: 03:11; NIGHT; Attendance: 36,602 

The Colorado Rockies scored 9 times in the first three innings off Kevin Appier and Tom Martin to coast to the win.  Edgardo Alfonzo and Desi Relaford hit solo home runs for the Mets.  

30 Years ago today: 1991; Game #26; Wednesday;  May 8, NYM 1  Vs. LAD 3 boxscore;  WP: Martinez;  LP: Simons;  Save: Howell;  Time: 02:38; NIGHT; Attendance: 40,924 

The Darryl Strawberry back at Shea as a Dodger series continued but a different former player sunk the Mets. Juan Samuel singled in 2 runs in the 8th to break a 1-1 tie to give the Dodgers a 3-1 win. 

40 Years ago today: 1981; Game #23; Friday;  May 8, NYM 0  Vs. LAD 1 boxscore;  WP: Valenzuela;  LP: Scott;  Save: Time: 02:42; NIGHT; Attendance: 39,848 

Fernando-Mania came to Shea and threw a complete game shutout.  Mike Scott was the loser for the Mets who gave up a first inning run on an error by SS Bob Bailor, a balk, and a single to Dusty Baker

48 Years ago today: 1973; Game #27; Tuesday;  May 8, NYM 6  Vs. ATL 10 boxscore;  WP: Reed;  LP: Matlack;  Save: Harrison;  Time: 02:48; NIGHT; Attendance: 6,840 


National Pastime.com:  On a rainy night at Shea Stadium, the seventh-inning line drive off the bat of Atlanta's Marty Perez strikes Jon Matlack's forehead so hard that the ball ricochets into the Mets dugout. Fortunately, the 23 year-old southpaw sustains only a hairline fracture of his skull, and will return to the mound on May 19 to blank the Bucs for six innings at Pittsburgh.

Here is the full list of Mets games played on May 8th

Year: 2019; Game #37; Wednesday;  May 8, NYM 2 @ SDP 3 boxscore;  WP: Reyes;  LP: Bashlor;  Save: Yates;  Time: 02:44; DAY; Attendance: 21,952

Year: 2018; Game #34; Tuesday;  May 8, NYM 2 @ CIN 7 boxscore;  WP: Castillo;  LP: Vargas;  Save: Time: 02:55; NIGHT; Attendance: 14,804

Year: 2017; Game #31; Monday;  May 8, NYM 4  Vs. SFG 3 boxscore;  WP: Familia;  LP: Osich;  Save: Time: 03:22; NIGHT; Attendance: 28,453

Year: 2016; Game #30; Sunday;  May 8, NYM 4 @ SDP 3 boxscore;  WP: Harvey;  LP: Cashner;  Save: Familia;  Time: 03:30; DAY; Attendance: 27,461

Year: 2015; Game #29; Friday;  May 8, NYM 1 @ PHI 3 boxscore;  WP: Hamels;  LP: Harvey;  Save: Papelbon;  Time: 02:27; NIGHT; Attendance: 32,734 

Baseball ReferenceCole Hamels and the Philles win 3 - 1 over the Mets and Matt Harvey. Jonathan Papelbon picks up the save, his 112th as a member of the Phils, to tie Jose Mesa atop the team's leader board; he is also the Boston Red Sox all-time save leader, with 219. Only Robb Nen had previously led two separate teams in saves before him.

Year: 2013; Game #30; Wednesday;  May 8, NYM 3  Vs. CHW 6 boxscore;  WP: Peavy;  LP: Hefner;  Save: Time: 03:09; NIGHT; Attendance: 21,470

Year: 2012; Game #30; Tuesday;  May 8, NYM 7 @ PHI 4 boxscore;  WP: Acosta;  LP: Qualls;  Save: Rauch;  Time: 03:18; NIGHT; Attendance: 43,821


Year: 2011; Game #34; Sunday;  May 8, NYM 2  Vs. LAD 4 boxscore;  WP: Kershaw;  LP: Dickey;  Save: Padilla;  Time: 02:55; DAY; Attendance: 26,312

Year: 2010; Game #30; Saturday;  May 8, NYM 5  Vs. SFG 4 boxscore 11 innings   WP: Takahashi;  LP: Mota;  Save: Time: 03:32; DAY; Attendance: 36,764

Year: 2009; Game #28; Friday;  May 8, NYM 7  Vs. PIT 3 boxscore;  WP: Parnell;  LP: Yates;  Save: Time: 03:13; NIGHT; Attendance: 38,496

Year: 2007; Game #32; Tuesday;  May 8, NYM 4 @ SFG 1 boxscore;  WP: Glavine;  LP: Cain;  Save: Wagner;  Time: 02:23; NIGHT; Attendance: 39,455

Year: 2005; Game #32; Sunday;  May 8, NYM 4 @ MIL 5 boxscore;  WP: Turnbow;  LP: DeJean;  Save: Time: 03:12; DAY; Attendance: 17,626

Year: 2004; Game #30; Saturday;  May 8, NYM 4  Vs. MIL 6 boxscore;  WP: Kinney;  LP: Yates;  Save: Kolb;  Time: 03:18; DAY; Attendance: 29,212

Year: 2003; Game #34; Thursday;  May 8, NYM 1  Vs. LAD 6 boxscore;  WP: Ishii;  LP: Glavine;  Save: Time: 02:34; NIGHT; Attendance: 18,729

Year: 2002; Game #33; Wednesday;  May 8, NYM 2  Vs. SFG 8 boxscore;  WP: Rueter;  LP: Estes;  Save: Time: 02:49; NIGHT; Attendance: 29,267

Year: 2001; Game #32; Tuesday;  May 8, NYM 4 @ COL 12 boxscore;  WP: Astacio;  LP: Appier;  Save: Time: 03:11; NIGHT; Attendance: 36,602

Year: 1999; Game #30; Saturday;  May 8, NYM 4 @ ARI 2 boxscore;  WP: Yoshii;  LP: Benes;  Save: Benitez;  Time: 02:42; DAY; Attendance: 37,593

Year: 1998; Game #32; Friday;  May 8, NYM 9  Vs. STL 2 boxscore;  WP: Reed;  LP: Politte;  Save: Time: 02:37; NIGHT; Attendance: 16,132 

Baseball ReferenceCardinals 1B Mark McGwire hits his 400th career home run in a 9 - 2 loss to the Mets. He is the 27th player to reach 400, and does so in fewer at bats than anyone in history, 4,726. Babe Ruth had taken 127 more at-bats, having held the old record.

Year: 1997; Game #34; Thursday;  May 8, NYM 2 @ HOU 4 boxscore;  WP: Hampton;  LP: Reed;  Save: Wagner;  Time: 02:28; DAY; Attendance: 12,842

Year: 1996; Game #32; Wednesday;  May 8, NYM 3 @ FLA 6 boxscore;  WP: Perez;  LP: Henry;  Save: Nen;  Time: 02:45; NIGHT; Attendance: 21,357

Year: 1994; Game #30; Sunday;  May 8, NYM 3 @ STL 2 boxscore;  WP: Gozzo;  LP: Smith;  Save: Manzanillo;  Time: 02:42; DAY; Attendance: 30,601

Year: 1993; Game #27; Saturday;  May 8, NYM 2  Vs. FLA 4 boxscore;  WP: Armstrong;  LP: Schourek;  Save: Harvey;  Time: 02:55; DAY; Attendance: 32,959

Year: 1992; Game #30; Friday;  May 8, NYM 4  Vs. LAD 3 boxscore;  WP: Innis;  LP: McDowell;  Save: Time: 03:32; NIGHT; Attendance: 19,237

Year: 1991; Game #26; Wednesday;  May 8, NYM 1  Vs. LAD 3 boxscore;  WP: Martinez;  LP: Simons;  Save: Howell;  Time: 02:38; NIGHT; Attendance: 40,924

Year: 1990; Game #27; Tuesday;  May 8, NYM 4  Vs. SFG 1 boxscore;  WP: Fernandez;  LP: Reuschel;  Save: Franco;  Time: 03:00; NIGHT; Attendance: 28,228

Year: 1989; Game #29; Monday;  May 8, NYM 0 @ CIN 3 boxscore;  WP: Rijo;  LP: Ojeda;  Save: Franco;  Time: 02:36; NIGHT; Attendance: 20,384

Year: 1988; Game #28; Sunday;  May 8, NYM 5  Vs. CIN 1 boxscore;  WP: Darling;  LP: Soto;  Save: Time: 02:11; DAY; Attendance: 47,875

Year: 1987; Game #26; Friday;  May 8, NYM 3 @ ATL 4 boxscore 10 innings   WP: Garber;  LP: Orosco;  Save: Time: 03:21; NIGHT; Attendance: 26,044

Year: 1985; Game #24; Wednesday;  May 8, NYM 4  Vs. ATL 0 boxscore;  WP: Lynch;  LP: Barker;  Save: Time: 02:22; NIGHT; Attendance: 20,905


Year: 1983; Game #24; Sunday;  May 8, NYM 10  Vs. CIN 5 boxscore;  WP: Orosco;  LP: Gale;  Save: Sisk;  Time: 02:57; DAY; Attendance: 8,879 

Baseball ReferenceDarryl Strawberry gets his first major league hit, a single that scores Danny Heep, in a 10 - 5 Mets win over the Reds.

Year: 1982; Game #28; Saturday;  May 8, NYM 3  Vs. SFG 8 boxscore;  WP: Lavelle;  LP: Lynch;  Save: Time: 02:46; DAY; Attendance: 17,448

Year: 1981; Game #23; Friday;  May 8, NYM 0  Vs. LAD 1 boxscore;  WP: Valenzuela;  LP: Scott;  Save: Time: 02:42; NIGHT; Attendance: 39,848

Year: 1979; Game #25; Tuesday;  May 8, NYM 2 @ LAD 3 boxscore;  WP: Sutcliffe;  LP: Murray;  Save: Welch;  Time: 02:09; NIGHT; Attendance: 27,092

Year: 1978; Game #29; Monday;  May 8, NYM 3 @ CIN 2 boxscore 10 innings   WP: Lockwood;  LP: Borbon;  Save: Cornejo;  Time: 02:52; NIGHT; Attendance: 16,094

Year: 1977; Game #25; Sunday;  May 8 (1), NYM 2 @ SFG 4 boxscore;  WP: Barr;  LP: Espinosa;  Save: Moffitt;  Time: 02:14; DAY; Attendance: 0,000

Year: 1977; Game #26; Sunday;  May 8 (2), NYM 0 @ SFG 10 boxscore 7 innings   WP: Curtis;  LP: Matlack;  Save: Time: 01:47; DAY; Attendance: 15,645 

Year: 1976; Game #27; Saturday;  May 8, NYM 7  Vs. SDP 2 boxscore;  WP: Lolich;  LP: Folkers;  Save: Time: 02:23; DAY; Attendance: 41,990

Year: 1975; Game #22; Thursday;  May 8, NYM 2  Vs. PIT 4 boxscore;  WP: Kison;  LP: Koosman;  Save: Time: 02:04; DAY; Attendance: 14,053

Year: 1974; Game #28; Wednesday;  May 8, NYM 4  Vs. SFG 2 boxscore;  WP: Matlack;  LP: D'Acquisto;  Save: Time: 02:18; NIGHT; Attendance: 13,421

Year: 1973; Game #27; Tuesday;  May 8, NYM 6  Vs. ATL 10 boxscore;  WP: Reed;  LP: Matlack;  Save: Harrison;  Time: 02:48; NIGHT; Attendance: 6,840

Year: 1970; Game #27; Friday;  May 8, NYM 1  Vs. SFG 7 boxscore;  WP: Puente;  LP: Gentry;  Save: Time: 02:47; NIGHT; Attendance: 43,109

Year: 1968; Game #24; Wednesday;  May 8, NYM 0 @ STL 2 boxscore;  WP: Carlton;  LP: Jackson;  Save: Time: 02:03; NIGHT; Attendance: 11,282

Year: 1966; Game #17; Sunday;  May 8 (1), NYM 1  Vs. CHC 3 boxscore;  WP: Ellsworth;  LP: Hamilton;  Save: Jenkins;  Time: 02:39; DAY;

Year: 1966; Game #18; Sunday;  May 8 (2), NYM 5  Vs. CHC 1 boxscore;  WP: Ribant;  LP: Hands;  Save: Time: 02:18; DAY; Attendance: 23,575

Year: 1965; Game #22; Saturday;  May 8, NYM 4  Vs. MLN 2 boxscore;  WP: Fisher;  LP: Lemaster;  Save: Ribant;  Time: 02:43; DAY; Attendance: 15,739

Year: 1964; Game #21; Friday;  May 8, NYM 5  Vs. STL 4 boxscore;  WP: Bearnarth;  LP: Shantz;  Save: Time: 03:05; NIGHT; Attendance: 32,386

Year: 1963; Game #26; Wednesday;  May 8, NYM 3  Vs. PHI 2 boxscore;  WP: Hook;  LP: Baldschun;  Save: Time: 02:52; DAY; Attendance: 4,237

Year: 1962; Game #21; Tuesday;  May 8, NYM 3 @ CHC 1 boxscore;  WP: Hook;  LP: Anderson;  Save: Time: 02:37; DAY; Attendance: 1,369

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