Ultimate Mets Database: Game of July 27, 1999

THE ULTIMATE METS DATABASE IS NOT AFFILIATED IN ANY WAY WITH THE NEW YORK METS OR MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.

- All-Time Roster Every Met player... EVER!
- Mug Shots The pretty ones and the ugly ones -- we have them all!
- Player Awards Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, Hall of Fame, and more.
- Transactions Over a thousand player transactions -- in chronological order!
- Managers & Coaches The men who have led the Mets, and the men who helped them.
- Mets Staff Executives, General Managers, Broadcasters, and more. (And Jane Jarvis too!)
- Birth Places Perfect for planning your Mets pilgrimages!
- Oldest Living Mets See which Mets players have spent the most time walking the Earth.
- Necrology Mets players and personnel who are no longer with us.

- Game Results
  All the wins, all the losses. Includes box scores and score cards!
- Opening Day
  The first day of each season! See the starting lineups, who started at each position year-by-year, and leaders by position.
- Walkoff Wins & Losses
  Interactively search for the happiest and saddest endings to Mets games.
- Postseason Games How the Mets have fared in the games that count the most!
- No-Hitters & One-Hitters See a list of every no-hitter and one-hitter pitched by the Mets, or against them. One of these categories was frustratingly empty for over fifty years, but not anymore!
- All-Star Games Mets who have appeared in baseball's Mid-Summer Classic
- Opponents & Ballparks See the Mets won-lost record against every team, and in every ballpark in which they've played!
- Daily Standings What was the Mets' pennant outlook on any given day in past seasons?
- Yearly Finishes The heights and the depths: the Mets won-lost record at the end of each season.
- Mayor's Trophy Games A look back at the long-ago annual series between the Mets and their Bronx rivals.

- Leaderboards Career, season, and individual game leaders at your fingertips!
- Team Leaders Players who led the Mets in various categories, from season to season.
- Decade Leaders Mets history broken down into ten-year chunks!
- Post-Season Leaders Mets leaders, by category, in post-season games

- Ultimate Mets Scrapbook The history of the Mets, as it was reported when it happened!
- Forum Visit the Crane Pool Forum to discuss the Mets and just about anything else!
- Fan Memories Insightful. Poignant. Thrilling. Somber. Nutty. Our visitors have submitted thousands of thoughts and memories of the Mets and the games they've played.
- Mets Uniforms It's more than just laundry! Trace the evolution of the Mets official uniform over the years.
- Uniform Numbers In association with Mets By the Numbers, we present a full history of who wore what number, and when!/li>
- Baseball Cards Our collection of home-made baseball cards, in the style of the classic Topps cards of the 1970's.
- This Date in Mets History Births, Deaths, Transactions, Newspaper Covers

- Contact Us
- FAQ Frequently Asked Questions

Previous Game:
July 26, 1999
Mets 7, Pirates 5 1999 Regular Season Game 102
July 27, 1999
Pirates 5, Mets 1 Next Game:
July 28, 1999
Mets 9, Pirates 2

Click to view scorecard

National League Standings, July 27, 1999

Box Score Game Memories Scorecard Mets Stats
Thru This Game

METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE JULY 27, 1999 GAME:

Dan
June 9, 2004
This was the infamous "Turn-Ahead-the-Clock" night at Shea, when the "Mercury" Mets were forced to wear black and silver pajamas instead of their regular uniforms and the player pictures were altered to give a more "alien" appearance (Rickey Henderson had three eyes). The evening was an embarrassment all around. The silver lining here is that whoever dreamt up this promotions fiasco must have been fired because the Mercury Mets were never heard from again!

flushing flash
June 14, 2004
Rickey Henderson stepped into the batters box and as he got set he heard Jason Kendall and the home plate umpire laughing. He asked them what was so funny and Kendall replied, "Look at the scoreboard, Rickey".

Mets2Moon
June 17, 2005
I had the misfortune of being at this debacle of a promotion as well. 3-eyed Rickey and the rest of the Mercury Magnificents didn't stand a chance.

This was, if I am not mistaken, Kris Benson's first Major League complete game.

D.C.
April 28, 2014
MLB has the bright idea to have every team (I believe the Braves and Yankees were the only two to refuse to partake) have a "Turn Ahead the Clock Night" and wear gaudy uniforms either with goofy sleeves or a large superimposed logo in the front. The Mets had the former, the Pirates the latter.

Good grief, were those uniforms all kinds of hideous. Jason Isringhausen's jersey just said "Izzy" on the back a la Pistol Pete in the 70s. Just an awful night all around, and yes, I still have the promotional Mercury Mets hat (sponsored by Century 21) from this game.

The first of two gems Kris Benson would throw at Shea this season.

Dave VW
May 22, 2024
Mets2Moon is right, this was Benson's first career complete game. He was one of 4 pitchers to throw a complete game against the Mets in 1999, with the other 3 being Curt Schilling, Sidney Ponson and former Met Brian Bohanon.

However, flushing flash may have his facts mixed up, because Jason Kendall was hurt at the time and wasn't the catcher for Pittsburgh in this game. Instead, it was Joe Oliver, who the Pirates had just acquired a few days earlier from Tampa Bay.

I don't know why MLB chose to go the cheesy route with Turn Ahead the Clock Night, instead of the more practical route. Why not neon, glow in the dark uniforms instead of pajamas? Why not show the players in some type of futuristic landscape, instead of the corny photoshopped portraits on the Diamond Vision? They seemed to make more of a joke out of it than make it a marketable event. Little did we know back then that the actual future would hold full-time designated hitters, pitch clocks and automatic runners on second base during extra innings. Come to think of it, I'd take the Mercury Mets over what the game has actually become.

This loss broke a 6-game winning streak, which tied the Mets' longest of the season. This was also the only game in which John Olerud didn't appear in 1999.

Now it's your turn! Tell us what you remember of this game:

Please note:
We're looking for your comments about this specific game. We've had people use this space to share their thoughts on how the current season is going, or on ways that the Mets can improve the team. Such comments, unless in the context of this particular game, will be considered off-topic and will be removed.

Example One
The Mets suck! They need to trade Smith and get somebody like Jones.
This comment is off-topic and will be removed. It has nothing to do with any specific game. But here's an acceptable alternative:

Example Two
The Mets suck! Smith made three errors in this game, and hit into a double play, and the Mets blew a 5-0 lead. They need to get rid of Smith and get somebody like Jones.
See the difference? Here you're getting the same point across, but it's in the proper context. We wouldn't consider this message to be off-topic, and we would let it remain.

We do appreciate anybody who takes the time to share their thoughts on our site, and we hate to remove anybody's postings. But if we didn't take steps to ensure that only on-topic messages were retained, The Ultimate Mets Database would become a confusing jumble of unrelated comments, and would thus be less enjoyable to visitors like you.

Thank you!