Ultimate Mets Database: Game of July 3, 1973

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July 2, 1973
Expos 2, Mets 1 1973 Regular Season Game 75
July 3, 1973
Expos 19, Mets 8 Next Game:
July 4, 1973
Expos 7, Mets 5

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METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE JULY 3, 1973 GAME:

Barry F.
April 5, 2002
There is an audio copy of this game available and if you want to listen to the LOW point of 1973, this may have been it. McAndrew was awful, but Tug may have set a record in this one: three pitches, six runs. That's a grand slam, double and two-run homer on CONSECUTIVE pitches! It was the career night of Bob Bailey. I would love to hear ANY memories of fans who either watched this game on TV or listened to it live. It is incredible to think that a little over three months later, after this complete SHELLACKING, that the Mets were NL Champs.

Kenny M
August 26, 2002
I am 99% sure that I watched this game on TV. I remember this game because of the rout, and the only detail that I can recall is that Duffy Dyer hit a late inning home run into the left field stands to bring the Mets total to 8.

Phil Brewer
July 13, 2003
This memory is for Barry F. I'll tell you how I remember this game. 1973 was my third year as a baseball fan, and a Mets fan. I was 10 years old and living in Riverhead, N.Y. in this tiny one-bedroom apartment. I was in bed at night listening to the game on the radio (I don't think the game was on T.V., but I could be wrong). Bob Bailey became an enemy for life for what he did to the Mets that night, but I also feared him as a kid for the same reason. Anyway, just a small memory prompt from long ago. Funny...the things you remember.

Ed K
September 15, 2004
I believe at the time this was a record for most runs scored against the Mets in a game. It was eventually surpassed by the infamous 26 run game in Philly in 1985. I agree it was the low point of the 1973 season.

Tommy N.
September 16, 2007
I was at this game!!! My family went to Canada on vacation this year and the highlight for me was a real major league game! Jarry Park was awesome, barely a double A park in today's standards, but not a bad seat in the house. Although the Mets got shellacked, it was still unforgettable for that 10 year old boy, me.

NYB Buff
September 10, 2020
The Mets took a beating in this game and it was Bob Bailey who led the way. He started with a two-run double that put the Expos ahead in the bottom of the fifth. An inning later, Bailey slugged a grand slam to begin a Montreal home run cycle. John Boccabella connected for a two-run homer later in the sixth and Ken Singleton provided a three-run shot in the seventh. Bailey himself then added a solo homer to complete the cycle. This was the first time that the Expos ever had all four kinds of home runs in one game. The Mets would not accomplish their first such feat for another twelve years (7/20/1985 vs. Braves.)

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