National League Standings, July 19, 1991
METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE JULY 19, 1991 GAME:
Dave VW
September 11, 2022
Sid's first start of '91 after breaking his arm during spring training. The crowd was hyped for his return and he delivered with six splendid innings and even doubled and scored a run on offense, but he left with the game tied at 1-1. An error by Jefferies in the seventh allowed LA to take the lead, but the Mets bounced back by batting around in the eighth, highlighted by McReynolds' 3-run homer and a Cerone grounder that went through the legs of Lenny Harris at 3B to score a run, as well as a second run when Juan Samuel kicked the ball trying to pick it up on the return throw from the outfield. It truly was a play for the blooper reel.
Speaking of McReynolds, he started in CF in this game, something I have no memory of him doing with the Mets. But with Coleman hurt, Boston slumping and Miller a defensive liability, I guess he was the best option. I also found it interesting the Mets didn't strike out in this game. They and the Yankees led all of baseball in '91 with three games with 0 times struck out.
For the Dodgers, Strawberry hit another homer off his former team. He'd hit four career homers against the Mets, but all of them came in '91. Also, with Ramon Martinez on the mound, ESPN showed highlights of his brother, Pedro, pitching for LA's minor league affiliate in Bakersfield. Little did they know, those highlights also showed him pitching to none other than Mike Piazza! How about that: two future Hall of Famers on the same minor league team in 1991. And they played like Hall of Famers that year too -- Pedro went 8-0 with a 2.05 ERA with Bakersfield, while Piazza hit 29 HRs with 80 RBI. Both would debut for the Dodgers the following year.
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