Feb
6
2012

Mets No-Hitters That Got Away: Dwight Gooden

An article by 72MetsFan

It’s now been 7,968 games for the Mets without a no-hitter. Fifty years of waiting for a Mets pitcher to toss that elusive no-no.

We’ve had plenty of close calls in all those years, and some of them were pretty gut-wrenching (Damn you, Jimmy Qualls! ).

Ironically, there has been no shortage of no-hitters tossed by “former” Mets pitchers. It’s baffling how many great Mets starting pitchers hurled their first no-no’s once they left the Amazins’. One of the performed the feat a record seven times (Damn you too, Jim Fregosi!).

Lets look at the ones that got away… All six of them, beginning with Doctor K who turned the trick while with the New York Yankees. Et tu, Brute.

DWIGHT GOODEN – MAY 14, 1996

YANKEES 2 – MARINERS 0

“George Steinbernner was the only guy who gave me an opportunity when nobody else did. And this is where I threw my no-htter.” ~ Dwight Gooden

Stay tuned for Episode II of the Mets No-Hitters That Got Away on Wednesday.

About the Author: Drew Staley

On June 1, 2012 Johan Santana officially became my favorite current Met! I'm a Queens native who grew up in the shadows of Big Shea. I was a huge Ron Darling, Dave Magadan and John Olerud fan. Honored to be a part of such a great site for Mets fans. Ya Gotta Believe!

9 Comments + Add Comment

K Maxx February 6, 2012 at 11:12 pm

I know Mike Scott, Ryan and Seaver did it. Who are the other two? Did Kazmir pitch a no hitter?
- srt February 6, 2012 at 11:19 pm
  
  Off the top of my head, Cone did it after going to the Yankees.
  
  Don’t think Kazmir had one.
  - K Maxx February 6, 2012 at 11:22 pm
    
    That’s right, totally forgot Cone. So that’s five of them with one still unaccounted for.
- XtreemIcon February 6, 2012 at 11:23 pm
  
  Nomo.
  - K Maxx February 6, 2012 at 11:27 pm
    
    lol, he was a Met for like 5 minutes.
    - XtreemIcon February 6, 2012 at 11:33 pm
      
      If you wanna get technical, Alejandro Pena and Octavio Dotel were part of combined no-hitters after they left the Mets.
Fonzie13 February 7, 2012 at 12:36 am

Doc and Coney did it for the Yankees,which makes it that much more frustrating.
NJstuckinTX February 7, 2012 at 10:33 am

I always thought Ollie, of all people would throw a no hitter.

I still watch every game and exhale a sigh of frustration when they give up the first hit.
METS62FAN February 8, 2012 at 7:19 am

THE LACK OF “CLOSE CALLS IN THIS NO NO DEPT. IS PRIMARILY WHY I’VE BEEN SOOO TURNED OFF SANTANA’S HEALTRHIER YEARS DAMNED AS I RECALL EVEN TRACHSEL CAME CLOSER TO DOING IT THAEN SANTANA HAS & BTW RUN SUPPORT HAS ZERO TO DO WITH THIS ASPECT OF DOMINATING PITCHING OR SUCCESSFUL PITCHING. BTW 9Ws IS MY PREDICTION FOR 20+GS FROM JOHAN THIS SEASON. IT’S A SHAME WE COULDN’T LEAVE HIM UNPROTECTED FROM THE 40. TAKERS? NONE! WORST SIGNING IN TEAM HISTORY FOR MY MONEY.

NL East Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Braves	22	18	.550	-
Nationals	22	19	.537	0.5
Phillies	19	22	.463	3.5
Mets	15	23	.395	6.0
Marlins	11	30	.268	11.5

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