saint0917
September 12th, 2009, 06:23 AM
9/12/69:
The Miracle Mets sweep a doubleheader from the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1-0 and 1-0, with their two starting pitchers driving in the only two runs they’ll score all night. Jerry Koosman (right) spins a three-hitter in the opener and gets only his fourth hit (and first RBI) of the season to plate the Mets’ only run in the fifth inning. In the second game, Don Cardwell pitches four-hit ball over eight innings and drives in the only run he’ll need with a second-inning single. The Mets will astound the baseball world by going from ninth place last season to a World Series championship this year.
B I R T H D A Y S
Jesse Owens b. 1913
Albie Pearson b. 1934
Vernon Maxwell b. 1965
Ki-Jana Carter b. 1973
Yao Ming b. 1980
The Miracle Mets sweep a doubleheader from the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1-0 and 1-0, with their two starting pitchers driving in the only two runs they’ll score all night. Jerry Koosman (right) spins a three-hitter in the opener and gets only his fourth hit (and first RBI) of the season to plate the Mets’ only run in the fifth inning. In the second game, Don Cardwell pitches four-hit ball over eight innings and drives in the only run he’ll need with a second-inning single. The Mets will astound the baseball world by going from ninth place last season to a World Series championship this year.
B I R T H D A Y S
Jesse Owens b. 1913
Albie Pearson b. 1934
Vernon Maxwell b. 1965
Ki-Jana Carter b. 1973
Yao Ming b. 1980