Jun
14
2011

Today In Mets History: When Johnny Comes Marching Home

An article by John Delcos

It was one of those games I had forgotten, but fit in with the wildness and uniqueness of the early Mets. This time they came out on the winning end.

On this date in 1965, Cincinnati’s Jim Maloney threw a gem against the Mets with ten innings of no-hit ball and 18 strikeouts.

The Mets’ only baserunner came on a leadoff walk to Ed Kranepool in the second. Maloney came out for the 11th inning and gave up a homer to Johnny Lewis, the first batter he faced. He also gave up a single to Roy McMillan later in the inning.

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Frank Lary pitched eight scoreless innings for the Mets that day, giving up five hits and walking one.

Among the notables who played in that game were Pete Rose, Vada Pinson and Frank Robinson for the Reds, and Kranepool and Ron Swoboda for the Mets.

ON DECK: Let’s forget about Santana for this year.

About the Author: John Delcos

I am an active member of the BBWAA and have covered Major League Baseball in several capacities for over 20 years, including ten in New York working the Mets' and Yankees' beat. I covered the Baltimore Orioles for eight years and the Cleveland Indians before that. I currently serve as an editor and senior staff writer for Mets Merized Online. Follow me on Twitter @jdelcos.

3 Comments + Add Comment

Metstheory22 June 14, 2011 at 11:23 am

Showing our age remembering Johhny Lewis. As a kid then, remember him but not his exploits as a Met much.
Russell Zanca June 14, 2011 at 12:42 pm

Love the card!
- Metstheory22 June 14, 2011 at 1:16 pm
  
  Russell,
  card collector and have most Met cards minus some 62 cards. Brings ya back to youth.

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Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Braves	23	18	.561	-
Nationals	23	19	.548	0.5
Phillies	20	22	.476	3.5
Mets	16	23	.410	6.0
Marlins	11	31	.262	12.5

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