where were you on the first earth day
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 9:12 am
My high school gave us the day off to get in touch with our ecological selves. So my friends and I took public transportation to Flushing, New York - Shea Stadium, Padres vs Mets.
It turned out to be a significant game - Tom Seaver had 19 strikeouts, including the last ten in a row, for a 2-1 M - E - T - S, Mets, victory.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxe ... 4220.shtml
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Oh, this is cool:
https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/197 ... YN1970.htm
And I don't recall that anyone tracked pitch counts back then, but it says Seaver threw 136 pitches in the game.
I do recall that Al Ferrara struck out to end the game. He hit a homerun in the second inning, so it was an exciting last at bat. And because he was a former Dodger, I'm sure I was rooting for him - I never did like the home teams, Mets nor Yankees.
It turned out to be a significant game - Tom Seaver had 19 strikeouts, including the last ten in a row, for a 2-1 M - E - T - S, Mets, victory.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxe ... 4220.shtml
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Oh, this is cool:
https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/197 ... YN1970.htm
And I don't recall that anyone tracked pitch counts back then, but it says Seaver threw 136 pitches in the game.
I do recall that Al Ferrara struck out to end the game. He hit a homerun in the second inning, so it was an exciting last at bat. And because he was a former Dodger, I'm sure I was rooting for him - I never did like the home teams, Mets nor Yankees.