On April 18, 1970, Ryan tied a Mets record by striking out 15 batters in one game.

McLain's 22 defeats ( a mark later tied by three pitchers, all in ) remains the most in a major league season since Jack Fisher of the Mets lost 24 in.

Beltrán's 41 home runs tied the Mets ' single season record for homers, matching Todd Hundley's total in 1996.

* Mets single season record holder for home runs ( 41 ) tied with Todd Hundley.

He helped the Braves win the 1999 National League Championship Series against the New York Mets with a 10th inning, pinch hit single in Game 6 of the series that tied the score at nine runs apiece, as the Braves went on to win the game and the series.

Brooks co-held the Mets record for the longest hitting streak with 24 games, tied with Mike Piazza until broken by Moisés Alou in 2007 with a 30-game hitting streak.

In, he tied his own Mets ' single-season home run record, but also batted just. 204, the lowest batting average ever recorded for a first baseman with enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title.

However, the Orioles tied the game 1 – 1, giving Cuellar a " no decision " game, but the Mets won the game 2 – 1 in the tenth inning.

In an 11-inning 6 – 5 loss to the New York Mets on April 28, he his eighth home run of the month against John Franco, which tied a rookie record for home runs in April shared by Kent Hrbek and Carlos Delgado.

He tied an eventual 7 – 4 loss to the Mets on May 14 with a single in the eighth inning, but he strained a hamstring advancing to first base and had to leave the game with an injury.

Chronic knee injuries hampered Agee in and, though he still batted. 285 and tied for the Mets lead with fourteen home runs in 1971.

In, when the Mets were tied with the Cincinnati Reds for the National League Wild Card spot after 162 games, Leiter was the Mets starting pitcher in the " winner take all " one game playoff in Cinergy Field in Cincinnati.

The Mets, however, cut into the Oriole lead on Donn Clendenon ’ s two-run home run in the sixth, then tied the game in the seventh on a homer by Al Weis, who had hit only six career homers at that point — none of which had been in a home game.

In 2006, Randolph managed the Mets to a league-best 97 – 65 record ( which also tied for the best record in the majors with the crosstown Yankees ) and the NL East Division title ( the team's first division championship since 1988 ).

On September 25, 2012, Wright tied the all time hit record with the Mets Ed Kranepool with 1, 418 hits in a game at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Mets then tied the score in the seventh on a solo home run hit by the unheralded and light-hitting Al Weis.

A free agent after the season, Appier signed a contract with the New York Mets, with which he tied for the team lead in wins, going 11-10 with a 3. 57 ERA and went undefeated in his final 12 appearances, going 6-0 during that span.

On September 11,, Milner tied a major league record by making twelve plate appearances in the Mets ' 25 inning marathon with the Cardinals.

At the All-Star break, Maine led Mets starters with a 2. 71 ERA, 93 strikeouts and was tied with Brad Penny for the most wins in the NL at 10 each.

With the series tied 1 – 1, he fell into an early 3 – 0 hole but the Mets bounced back twice to win 8 – 4.

Darling then threw three scoreless frames and the Mets came back by scoring four runs in the bottom of the sixth as Darryl Strawberry's three-run homer off Houston starter Bob Knepper tied the game 4 – 4.

However, the Mets came right back and tied it in the bottom half when Darryl Strawberry took Ryan deep for the Mets ' first hit of the game and his second homer of the series.

Other former Baltimore announcers include Josh Lewin ( currently with New York Mets ), Bill O ' Donnell, Tom Marr, Scott Garceau, Mel Proctor, Michael Reghi, former major league catcher Buck Martinez, and former Oriole players including Brooks Robinson, pitcher Mike Flanagan and outfielder John Lowenstein.

More specifically in regards to the Mets, critics point out that with Selig's personal relationship with Wilpon has allowed him to stall any possible removal of Wilpon as that club's principal owner.

Many superstitious fans attribute this collapse to an incident at Shea Stadium when a fan released a black cat onto the field, further cursing the club, although the " Amazin ' Mets " ended the season at a torrid pace, finishing with a remarkable 100 wins.

The Cubs concluded the regular season with a 96 – 65 record, 6. 5 games ahead of the 2nd place Mets.

They led the Wild Card by 1. 5 games over San Francisco and Houston on September 25, and both of those teams lost that day, giving the Cubs a chance at increasing the lead to a commanding 2. 5 games with only eight games remaining in the season, but reliever LaTroy Hawkins blew a save to the Mets, and the Cubs lost the game in extra innings, a defeat that seemingly deflated the team, as they proceeded to drop 6 of their last 8 games as the Astros won the Wild Card.

The team finished the year five games ahead of the last-place New York Mets and with an attendance of 3, 064, 847.

Before the 1983 season, the Astros traded Danny Heep to the Mets for pitcher Mike Scott, a 28-year-old who had struggled with New York.

Though he had asserted a desire to remain with the Astros, Beltrán signed a long-term contract with the New York Mets on January 9, 2005.

Mets owner Fred Wilpon announced that, in conjunction with Citigroup and the Jackie Robinson Foundation, the Mets will create a Jackie Robinson Museum and Learning Center, located at the headquarters of the Jackie Robinson Foundation at One Hudson Square in lower Manhattan.

They first swept the Pittsburgh Pirates, thanks to walk-off home runs by Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun, tying the New York Mets for the Wild Card lead with 3 games to go against the NL Central division champion Chicago Cubs.

The Brewers finished the 2008 season one game ahead of the New York Mets in the wild card race with a final record of 90 – 72, and faced the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS.

The Titans shared the stadium with baseball's new expansion team, the New York Mets, for two years before both teams moved to Queens in 1964.

As the team moved to Shea under new ownership, they were, in most years, required to open the season with several road games, a problem made worse in 1969 and 1973 when the Mets had long playoff runs.

The Mets would load the bases with two outs in the bottom of the inning, but Adam Wainright struck out Carlos Beltran looking with a devastating curveball.

In 2007, the Mets entered the final 17 games in the season with a seven-game lead in the division.

The Mets did not fare any better in 2010, finishing with a losing record and missing the playoffs for the fourth straight year.

The Mets finished with a 79 – 83 record, coming in fourth place in the National League East.

Despite yet another losing season, the Mets made history in 2011 when Jason Isringhausen converted his 300th save with the team, the third player in franchise history to reach the milestone while with the organization behind John Franco and Billy Wagner.

In 2012, the Mets will try to bounce back from 3 consecutive losing seasons, but it will be especially tough since the Mets lost José Reyes via free agency, when he signed a six year, $ 106 million contract with the Miami Marlins.