Mets Games Played On This Date: April 14

Nolan Ryan’s first win, Jerry Koosman’s Major League debut - just two of the 49 games the Mets have played on April 14.  

10 Years ago today: 2011 Double Header Game #1; Game #12 of season; Thursday;  Apr 14 (1), NYM 5 COL 6; boxscore; WP: Reynolds; LP: Dickey; Save: Lindstrom; Time: 03:23; DAY;

2011 Double Header Game #2; Game #13 of season; Thursday; Apr 14 (2), NYM 4 COL 9; boxscore; WP: De La Rosa; LP: Capuano; Time: 03:16; DAY; Attendance: 25,758.

Baseball Reference: 2011: The Rockies complete a four-game sweep of the Mets by taking both ends of a doubleheader at Citi Field, 5 - 4 and 9 - 4. Troy Tulowitzki leads Colorado's offense by homering in all four games and going 10 for 16 with 8 RBI in the series.

20 Years ago today: Year: 2001; Game #11; Saturday;  Apr 14, NYM 0 CIN 1; boxscore;; WP: Reitsma; LP: Leiter; Save: Graves; Time: 02:25; DAY; Attendance: 55,067.

Baseball Reference: 2001: By scoring in their 175th consecutive game, the Cincinnati Reds set a modern National League record for not being shut out by an opponent. Coincidentally, to break the record, Cincinnati beats Al Leiter and the New York Mets, 1 - 0, the last pitcher and team to shut out the franchise.

30 Years ago today: Year: 1991; Game #7; Sunday; Apr 14, NYM 7 MON 1; boxscore; WP: Viola; LP: Nabholz; Time: 02:32; DAY; Attendance: 25,944. 

The Mets scored 4 first inning runs on two run singles by Hubie Brooks and Rick Cerone was all that Frank Viola needed as he went the distance allowing just one run on a solo homer by Tim Wallach. 

53 Years ago today: Year: 1968; Game #4; Sunday;  Apr 14, NYM 4 @ HOU 0; boxscore; WP: Ryan; LP: Dierker; Save: Frisella; Time: 02:54; DAY; Attendance: 15,290. 

Baseball Reference: 1968: At the Astrodome, New York Mets pitcher Nolan Ryan earns the first of his 324 major league victories. The 21-year-old right-hander hurls six and two-thirds innings of three-hit, shutout baseball to lead the Mets over the Houston Astros, 4 - 0. Danny Frisella takes the save in 2 1/3 innings of relief. Tommie Agee goes 2 for 3 with two runs and Art Shamsky 2 for 3 with two RBI. Larry Dierker is the losing pitcher. 

54 Years ago today: Year: 1967; Game #3; Friday; Apr 14, NYM 1 @ PHI 5; boxscore; WP: Short; LP: Fisher; Time: 02:59; NIGHT; Attendance: 26,649. 

After Mets starter Jack Fisher gave up 4 runs in 8 hits in 2.1 innings, Jerry Koosman made his major league debut throwing 2.2 scoreless innings, no hits, 2 walks, and 2 Ks.  Mets only run was scored on a HR by Tommie Reynolds.  Chris Short pitched a complete game in the win for the Phillies.     

Here is the full list of Mets games played on April 14^th.  

Year: 2019; Game #15; Sunday; Apr 14, NYM 3 @ ATL 7; boxscore; WP: Teheran; LP: deGrom; Time: 03:36; NIGHT; Attendance: 23,385.

Year: 2018; Game #13; Saturday;  Apr 14, NYM 1 MIL 5; boxscore; WP: Anderson; LP: Harvey; Save: Hader; Time: 02:46; NIGHT; Attendance: 40,965.

Year: 2017; Game #11; Friday; Apr 14, NYM 2 @ MIA 3; boxscore; WP: Ramos; LP: Edgin; Time: 03:26; NIGHT; Attendance: 24,194.

Year: 2015; Game #8; Tuesday;  Apr 14, NYM 6 PHI 5; boxscore; WP: Harvey; LP: Buchanan; Save: Familia; Time: 03:12; NIGHT; Attendance: 39,489.

Year: 2014; Game #13; Monday;  Apr 14, NYM 7 @ ARI 3; boxscore; WP: Wheeler; LP: Collmenter; Save: Torres; Time: 03:08; NIGHT; Attendance: 18,099.

Year: 2012; Game #8; Saturday; Apr 14, NYM 5 @ PHI 0; boxscore; WP: Niese; LP: Worley; Time: 02:41; DAY; Attendance: 45,750.

Year: 2011; Game #12; Thursday;  Apr 14 (1), NYM 5 COL 6; boxscore; WP: Reynolds; LP: Dickey; Save: Lindstrom; Time: 03:23; DAY;

Year: 2011; Game #13; Thursday; Apr 14 (2), NYM 4 COL 9; boxscore; WP: De La Rosa; LP: Capuano; Time: 03:16; DAY; Attendance: 25,758.

Year: 2010; Game #8; Wednesday; Apr 14, NYM 5 @ COL 6; boxscore; 10 innings; WP: Flores; LP: Mejia; Time: 03:33; NIGHT; Attendance: 26,310.

Year: 2007; Game #11; Saturday; Apr 14, NYM 2 WSN 6; boxscore; WP: Hill; LP: Hernandez; Time: 02:44; DAY; Attendance: 53,560.

Year: 2006; Game #9; Friday;  Apr 14, NYM 4 MIL 3; boxscore; WP: Glavine;; LP: Capuano;; Save: Wagner;; Time: 02:51; NIGHT; Attendance: 37,489.

Year: 2005; Game #9; Thursday;  Apr 14, NYM 4 HOU 3; boxscore; WP: Matthews; LP: Franco; Save: Looper; Time: 03:03; NIGHT; Attendance: 17,214.

Year: 2004; Game #8; Wednesday; Apr 14, NYM 1; ATL 6; boxscore; WP: Thomson; LP: Yates; Time: 02:39; NIGHT; Attendance: 15,894.

Year: 2003; Game #13; Monday;  Apr 14, NYM 3 @ MON 5; boxscore; WP: Smith; LP: Strickland; Save: Biddle; Time: 03:07; DAY; Attendance: 13,155.

Year: 2002; Game #12; Sunday;  Apr 14, NYM 6 ;MON; ;4; ;boxscore; WP: Trachsel;; LP: Armas;; Save: Benitez; Time: 02:54; DAY; Attendance: 45,646.

Year: 2001; Game #11; Saturday;  Apr 14, NYM 0 CIN 1; boxscore;; WP: Reitsma; LP: Leiter; Save: Graves; Time: 02:25; DAY; Attendance: 55,067.

Year: 2000; Game #11; Friday; Apr 14, NYM 8 @ PIT 5; boxscore; 12 innings; WP: Franco; LP: Silva; Time: 04:10; NIGHT; Attendance: 20,725.

Centerfield Maz: Remembering Mets History: (2000) Mike Piazza Has A Career High Five Hit Night

Year: 1999; Game #9; Wednesday;  Apr 14, NYM 4 FLA 1; boxscore; WP: Hershiser; LP: Sanchez; Save: Franco; Time: 02:45; NIGHT; Attendance: 15,729.

Baseball Reference: 1999: John Franco strikes out the side in the 9th inning of the New York Mets' 4 - 1 win over the Florida Marlins, becoming the second relief pitcher in major league history to reach 400 career saves.

Year: 1998; Game #12; Tuesday; Apr 14, NYM 6 CHC 0; boxscore; WP: Leiter; LP: Gonzalez; Time: 02:50; NIGHT; Attendance: 15,965.

Year: 1997; Game #12; Monday;  Apr 14, NYM 2 SFG 3; boxscore; WP: Rodriguez; LP: McMichael; Save: Beck; Time: 02:51; NIGHT; Attendance: 12,001.

Year: 1996; Game #11; Sunday;  Apr 14, NYM 10 @ COL 4; boxscore; WP: Harnisch; LP: Ritz; Save: Henry; Time: 03:01; NIGHT; Attendance: 48,051.

Year: 1994; Game #8; Thursday;  Apr 14, NYM 10 CHC 9; boxscore; WP: Linton; LP: Plesac; Save: Franco; Time: 03:28; DAY; Attendance: 14,147.

Year: 1993; Game #7; Wednesday;  Apr 14, NYM 6 @ COL 3; boxscore; WP: Fernandez; LP: Smith; Save: Maddux; Time: 02:56; NIGHT; Attendance: 57,489.

Year: 1992; Game #9; Tuesday; Apr 14, NYM 8 PHI 5; boxscore; WP: Franco; LP: Brantley; Time: 03:03; NIGHT; Attendance: 15,274.

Year: 1991; Game #7; Sunday; Apr 14, NYM 7 MON 1; boxscore; WP: Viola; LP: Nabholz; Time: 02:32; DAY; Attendance: 25,944.

Year: 1990; Game #5; Saturday; Apr 14, NYM 5 @ MON 6; boxscore; WP: Martinez; LP: Gooden; Save: Frey; Time: 02:49; DAY; Attendance: 16,165.

Year: 1989; Game #8; Friday; Apr 14, NYM 9 @ STL 4; boxscore; WP: Cone; LP: Magrane; Time: 02:25; NIGHT; Attendance: 51,257.

Year: 1988; Game #8; Thursday; Apr 14, NYM 1 MON 0; boxscore; WP: Ojeda; LP: Martinez; Time: 02:17; DAY; Attendance: 19,612.

Year: 1987; Game #6; Tuesday; Apr 14, NYM 7 @ PHI 5; boxscore; WP: Darling; LP: Bedrosian; Save: Orosco; Time: 03:16; NIGHT; Attendance: 22,836.

Year: 1986; Game #5; Monday; Apr 14, NYM 2 STL 6; boxscore; 13 innings; WP: Perry; LP: Niemann; Time: 04:21; DAY; Attendance: 47,752.

Year: 1985; Game #5; Sunday; Apr 14, NYM 4 CIN 0; boxscore; WP: Gooden; LP: Tibbs; Time: 02:26; DAY; Attendance: 30,456.

Year: 1984; Game #9; Saturday; Apr 14, NYM 2 @ CHC 5; boxscore; WP: Ruthven; LP: Leary; Save: Smith;; Time: 02:26; DAY; Attendance: 15,789

Year: 1983; Game #6; Thursday; Apr 14, NYM 1 @;STL 7; boxscore; WP: Forsch; LP: Torrez; Time: 02:16; NIGHT; Attendance: 11,941.

Year: 1982; Game #7; Wednesday; Apr 14, NYM 8 PHI 1; boxscore; WP: Scott; LP: Ruthven; Time: 02:14; DAY; Attendance: 13,420.

Year: 1978; Game #8; Friday; Apr 14, NYM 3 @ MON 2; boxscore; 10 innings; WP: Cornejo; LP: May; Save: Lockwood; Time: 02:47; DAY; Attendance: 37,172.

Year: 1977; Game #6; Thursday; Apr 14, NYM 1 STL 4; boxscore; WP: Forsch; LP: Koosman; Save: Urrea; Time: 02:25; DAY; Attendance: 8,030.

Year: 1976; Game #5; Wednesday; Apr 14, NYM 5 @ CHC 6; boxscore; WP: Schultz; LP: Webb; Save: Garman; Time: 02:26; DAY; Attendance: 9,307. 

Baseball Reference: In the 6th inning of today's 6 - 5 loss to Chicago, the Mets' Dave Kingman hits what will become widely regarded as the longest home run ever hit in Wrigley Field, estimated at 600 feet in many of the next day's press accounts, with the putative "paper of record" going as high as 630. Some cold water is applied to these claims by longtime Cubs' broadcaster Jack Brickhouse, speaking in 1982 with Paul Susman of Baseball Digest: "Brickhouse revealed that the ball was greatly helped by a strong wind of about 35 miles per hour. Brickhouse estimated Kingman's blast in reality went about 500 feet." To be fair to Kingman, the Cubs' own scoresheet for this game estimates "530 to 550 feet," which in conjunction with researcher Bill Jenkinson's assertion of 530 feet as the distance between home plate and the point of obstruction, would suggest a typo or simple misreading as the culprit in the inflated Times estimate. 

Year: 1975; Game #5; Monday; Apr 14, NYM 3 @ PHI 4; boxscore; WP: Garber; LP: Cram; Time: 02:00; NIGHT; Attendance: 10,626.

Year: 1974; Game #6; Sunday; Apr 14 (1), NYM 1 PHI 2; boxscore; 11 innings; WP: Wallace; LP: McGraw; Time: 03:10; DAY;

Year: 1974; Game #7; Sunday; Apr 14 (2), NYM 3 PHI 5; boxscore; WP: Scarce; LP: Miller; Time: 02:22; DAY; Attendance: 14,201.

Year: 1973; Game #6; Saturday; Apr 14, NYM 3 @ PHI 7; ;boxscore; WP: Carlton;; LP: McAndrew;; Time: 02:09; NIGHT; Attendance: 11,063.

Year: 1970; Game #6; Tuesday; Apr 14, NYM 4 PIT 6; boxscore; 10 innings; WP: Hartenstein; LP: McGraw; Time: 02:47; DAY; Attendance: 41,679.

Year: 1969; Game #7; Monday; Apr 14, NYM 1 @ PHI 5; boxscore; WP: Fryman; LP: McAndrew; Time: 02:16; NIGHT; Attendance: 13,070.

Year: 1968; Game #4; Sunday;  Apr 14, NYM 4 @ HOU 0; boxscore; WP: Ryan; LP: Dierker; Save: Frisella; Time: 02:54; DAY; Attendance: 15,290.

Year: 1967; Game #3; Friday; Apr 14, NYM 1 @ PHI 5; boxscore; WP: Short; LP: Fisher; Time: 02:59; NIGHT; Attendance: 26,649.

Year: 1965; Game #2; Wednesday; Apr 14, NYM 6 HOU 7; boxscore; 11 innings; WP: Farrell; LP: Bearnarth; Save: Owens; Time: 03:03; DAY; Attendance: 7,277.

Year: 1964; Game #1; Tuesday; Apr 14, NYM 3 @ PHI 5; boxscore; WP: Klippstein; LP: Jackson; Time: 02:38; NIGHT; Attendance: 21,016.

Year: 1963; Game #5; Sunday; Apr 14, NYM 0 @ MLN 1; boxscore; 10 innings; WP: Hendley; LP: Craig; Time: 02:19; DAY; Attendance: 5,576.

Year: 1962; Game #3; Saturday;  Apr 14, NYM 2 PIT 6; boxscore; WP: Mizell; LP: Jackson; Save: Face; Time: 02:48; DAY; Attendance: 9,231.