OTD in 1999: Edgardo Alfonzo Goes 6-for-6 With Three Homers

Twelve Mets in history have blasted three home runs in a game. Fewer have had six hits. Edgardo Alfonzo managed to do both on the same night. Alfonzo spent his career in New York overlooked and under-appreciated by the national and local media, but he stood alone on August 30, 1999 — establishing or tying team records in four separate categories. He set single-game highs in runs scored...