Mets Games Played On This Date: June 28th

Steven Matz makes history in his Mets debut, David Wright and Chris Young beat L.A. in 2012 and Tom Seaver with a complete game win in 1972. 

1 Year ago today: 2021; Game #75; Monday, Jun 28; NYM 4 @ WSN 8;  boxscore; WP: Espino; LP: Eickhoff; Save: Hand; Time: 3:03; NIGHT; Attendance: 19,150;

Jeff McNeil 2B 2 for 5, 1 RBI, 1 K; Dominic Smith LF 2 for 4, 1 run scored; Pete Alonso 1B 2 for 3, HR, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored, 1 K; Luis Guillorme 3B 2 for 3, 1 run scored; Patrick Mazeika C 1 for 3; Jerad Eickhoff (L, 0-1) 6 innings, 5 runs – all earned, 8 hits, 4 HRs, 1 walk, 3 Ks; 

NY Post: “The Nationals are surging and clearly have to be considered a threat. Monday night they used two homers from Schwarber(and blasted five overall) in the Mets’ 8-4 loss at Nationals Park. The latest power display by Schwarber gave him seven homers in his last three games against the Mets. The seven homers are the most in MLB history by one player in three straight regular-season games against an opponent.”

Metstradamus: “The Mets made a valiant effort to come back, closing the gap to 5-4 partly on back to back home runs by Pete Alonso and Billy McKinney in the 8th. But errors by Travis Blankenhorn (two on the same play … told ya that defense matters) while the Mets were in a funky shift, set up a three run HR by Ryan Zimmerman off Miguel Castro to salt it away.”

Mets.com: Stat of the day – “Pete Alonso launched his 12th homer of the year on Monday in Washington, D.C. It was Alonso's 11th long ball on the road, compared to just one at Citi Field. Before this season, Alonso had featured early identical power splits at home and on the road, with 34 of his career homers occurring in New York and 35 elsewhere.”

10 Years ago today: 2012; Game #77; Thursday;  Jun 28, NYM 3 @ LAD 2 boxscore;  WP: Young;  LP: Capuano;  Save: Parnell;  Time: 02:45; NIGHT; Attendance: 49,006

Davis Wright doubled in the 1st Mets run and then homered for the 2nd but the game was tied at 2 until Andres Torres doubled in Mike Nickeas.  Chris Young (W,2-1) and 3 releivers made the run stand up - Young's line - 6.1 innings, 2 runs - both earned, 6 hits, 6 Ks;

20 Years ago today: 2002; Game #78; Friday;  Jun 28, NYM 5 @ NYY 11 boxscore;  WP: Mussina;  LP: D'Amico;  Save: Hernandez;  Time: 03:14; NIGHT; Attendance: 55,739

Mo Vaughn, Timo Perez, and Roger Cedeno all homered off Yankee starter Mike Mussina (W,11-3) but it was not enough as Jeff D'Amico (L,4-7) gave up 7 and the Lefty Bobby Jones 3 more in the loss. 

30 Years ago today: 1992; Game #75; Sunday;  Jun 28, NYM 2 @ STL 3 boxscore 11 innings   WP: Perez;  LP: Franco;  Save: Time: 03:39; DAY; Attendance: 43,826

Daryl Boston led off the game with a HR but the Mets did not score again until the 10th wasting a great effort by Pete Schourek, 8 innings, 1 run, 4 hits, 1 walk, 6Ks; Bobby Bonilla doubled in Bill Pecota in the 10th for a 2-1 lead but the Cards tied it again off John Franco in the bottom of the 10th on a Bernard Gilkey sac fly.  A Gerald Perry bases loaded single in the 11th of Franco walked it off for the Cards.

50 Years ago today: 1972; Game #65; Wednesday;  Jun 28, NYM 3 @ PHI 2 boxscore;  WP: Seaver;  LP: Neibauer;  Save: Time: 02:05; NIGHT; Attendance: 26,545

Tom Seaver (W,10-4) goes the distance striking out 10 and allowing just 2 runs.  A Jim Beauchamp sac fly breaks the tie in the 8th scoring Dave Marshall (2 for 4 - 2 doubles, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI).   

60 Years ago today: 1962; Game #71; Thursday;  Jun 28, NYM 4 @ LAD 5 boxscore 13 innings   WP: Roebuck;  LP: MacKenzie;  Save: Time: 04:09; NIGHT; Attendance: 19,080

The Mets fell to 19-52 but it took the Dodgers 13 innings.  Mets scored 3 in the 8th to take a 4-3 lead but L.A. tied it in the bottom of the inning.  Frank Howard double won it off Ken MacKenzie (L,2-3) who gave up 2 runs in 5.1 innings of relief. 

Here is the full list of Mets games played on June 28th.

Year: 2021; Game #75; Monday, Jun 28; NYM 4 @ WSN 8; boxscore; WP: Espino; LP: Eickhoff; Save: Hand; Time: 3:03; NIGHT; Attendance: 19,150;

Year: 2019; Game #83; Friday;  Jun 28, NYM 2  Vs. ATL 6 boxscore;  WP: Soroka;  LP: deGrom;  Save: Time: 02:55; NIGHT; Attendance: 36,421

Year: 2017; Game #77; Wednesday;  Jun 28, NYM 8 @ MIA 0 boxscore;  WP: Matz;  LP: Locke;  Save: Time: 02:57; NIGHT; Attendance: 18,743

Steven Matz (W,2-1) on the 2 year anniversary of his Major League debut goes 7 scoreless, 6 hits, 1 walk, 4 Ks and Curtis Granderson and Asdrubal Cabrera go deep.

Year: 2016; Game #76; Tuesday;  Jun 28, NYM 0 @ WSN 5 boxscore;  WP: Perez;  LP: Harvey;  Save: Time: 02:47; NIGHT; Attendance: 29,918

Year: 2015; Game #77; Sunday;  Jun 28, NYM 7  Vs. CIN 2 boxscore;  WP: Matz;  LP: Smith;  Save: Time: 02:56; DAY; Attendance: 29,640

National Pastime.com: Steven Matz, who goes 3-for-3 at the plate, becomes the first pitcher to drive in four runs in his major league debut, delivering a two-run double in his first at-bat and then driving in another pair with a sixth-inning single. The Mets' 24 year-old rookie right-hander from Stony Brook, NY, gives up five hits and two runs in 7.2 innings en route to earning his first victory when the Mets beat Cincinnati at Citi Field, 7-2.

6/28/2015 Left-handed Long Island native Steve Matz makes his Major League debut. On the mound Matz was stellar, pitching 7 2/3 innings while giving up 2 runs and striking out 6. Remarkably, he was even better at the dish, going 3-for-3 while driving in 4 runs.@Smatz88 pic.twitter.com/hCAK7ukkdB

— This Day in Mets History (@NYMhistory) June 28, 2020

Year: 2014; Game #81; Saturday;  Jun 28, NYM 5 @ PIT 3 boxscore;  WP: Niese;  LP: Cole;  Save: Mejia;  Time: 03:08; DAY; Attendance: 38,930

Year: 2013; Game #76; Friday;  Jun 28, NYM 4  Vs. WSN 6 boxscore;  WP: Clippard;  LP: Parnell;  Save: Storen;  Time: 03:19; NIGHT; Attendance: 28,363

Year: 2012; Game #77; Thursday;  Jun 28, NYM 3 @ LAD 2 boxscore;  WP: Young;  LP: Capuano;  Save: Parnell;  Time: 02:45; NIGHT; Attendance: 49,006

Year: 2011; Game #79; Tuesday;  Jun 28, NYM 14 @ DET 3 boxscore;  WP: Dickey;  LP: Porcello;  Save: Time: 03:03; NIGHT; Attendance: 28,480

National Pastime.com: After playing 299 games without a grand slam, the Mets hit two bases full homers in the span of seven at-bats during their 14-3 rout of Detroit at Comerica Park. Jason Bay breaks the nearly two-year drought with a fourth-inning round-tripper, and Carlos Beltran goes deep, six batters later in the fifth frame.

6/28/11: NYM @ DET: Josh Thole (1st of season, 4th of career) off Rick Porcello pic.twitter.com/XauWHNGdZL

— Mets Home Run a Day (@MetsHRADay) November 24, 2020

6/28/11: NYM @ DET: Jason Bay (4th of season, 195th of career, grand slam) off Daniel Schlereth pic.twitter.com/1RsdDuIzqn

— Mets Home Run a Day (@MetsHRADay) August 11, 2021

Year: 2010; Game #76; Monday;  Jun 28, NYM 3 @ FLA 10 boxscore;  WP: Nolasco;  LP: Dickey;  Save: Time: 02:37; NIGHT; Attendance: 18,073

Baseball Reference: 2010: Edwin Rodriguez, who became the first Puerto Rican manager in major league history last week, wins a game in front of his countrymen as the Marlins defeat the Mets, 10 - 3, at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is the first major league game played in the stadium since the MLB-owned Montreal Expos were forced to move a number of home games there in 2003 and 2004. A crown of more than 18,000 is on hand for the historic game. With Bobby Valentine turning down an offer to manage the Marlins, Rodriguez will be confirmed as Florida's skipper for the remainder of the season.

6/28/10: NYM @ FLA in Puerto Rico: Jason Bay (5th of season, 190th of career, 1st of game) off Ricky Nolasco pic.twitter.com/zu5RZr1XjO

— Mets Home Run a Day (@MetsHRADay) June 4, 2020

Year: 2009; Game #74; Sunday;  Jun 28, NYM 2  Vs. NYY 4 boxscore;  WP: Wang;  LP: Hernández;  Save: Rivera;  Time: 03:38; NIGHT; Attendance: 41,315

National Pastime.com: Mariano Rivera joins Trevor Hoffman in becoming only the second pitcher to record 500 major league saves. The right-handed reliever, who also registers his first RBI of his 15-year career, reaches the milestone by getting the last four outs in the Yankees' 4-2 win over the Mets at Citi Field.

Year: 2008; Game #80; Saturday;  Jun 28, NYM 2  Vs. NYY 3 boxscore;  WP: Pettitte;  LP: Santana;  Save: Rivera;  Time: 03:00; DAY; Attendance: 56,172

Year: 2006; Game #77; Wednesday;  Jun 28, NYM 2 @ BOS 10 boxscore;  WP: Beckett;  LP: Martinez;  Save: Time: 02:50; NIGHT; Attendance: 36,035

National Pastime.com: In his worst outing as a Met during two seasons with the team, Pedro Martinez is routed by his former Red Sox teammates in his return when the Mets drop a 10-2 decision. The Fenway crowd, who chanted, "Pedro! Pedro!" before the game, showed their appreciation of the Dominican's history as a Red Sox player with a standing ovation during yesterday's video tribute which highlighted the right-hander's achievements with Boston.

6/28/06: NYM @ BOS: Carlos Delgado (22nd of season, 391st of career) off Josh Beckett (@carlosdelgado21) pic.twitter.com/vXbVAp584P

— Mets Home Run a Day (@MetsHRADay) July 26, 2021

6/28/06: NYM @ BOS: Jose Valentin (8th of season, 236th of career) off Josh Beckett pic.twitter.com/GpZp4r7NLD

— Mets Home Run a Day (@MetsHRADay) May 1, 2021

Year: 2005; Game #76; Tuesday;  Jun 28, NYM 8  Vs. PHI 3 boxscore;  WP: Zambrano;  LP: Tejeda;  Save: Time: 03:09; NIGHT; Attendance: 39,898

Year: 2003; Game #78; Saturday;  Jun 28 (1), NYM 1 @ NYY 7 boxscore;  WP: Clemens;  LP: Griffiths;  Save: Time: 02:53; DAY; Attendance: 55,343

Year: 2003; Game #79; Saturday;  Jun 28 (2), NYM 8  Vs. NYY 9 boxscore;  WP: Claussen;  LP: Glavine;  Save: Rivera;  Time: 03:14; NIGHT; Attendance: 36,372

Year: 2002; Game #78; Friday;  Jun 28, NYM 5 @ NYY 11 boxscore;  WP: Mussina;  LP: D'Amico;  Save: Hernandez;  Time: 03:14; NIGHT; Attendance: 55,739

Year: 2001; Game #80; Thursday;  Jun 28, NYM 2 @ ATL 6 boxscore 10 innings   WP: Reed;  LP: Benitez;  Save: Time: 03:35; NIGHT; Attendance: 40,055

Year: 2000; Game #75; Wednesday;  Jun 28, NYM 6  Vs. FLA 5 boxscore;  WP: Jones;  LP: Penny;  Save: Franco;  Time: 03:15; NIGHT; Attendance: 37,252

Year: 1999; Game #76; Monday;  Jun 28, NYM 10 @ FLA 4 boxscore;  WP: Leiter;  LP: Meadows;  Save: Time: 03:30; NIGHT; Attendance: 12,444

Year: 1998; Game #77; Sunday;  Jun 28, NYM 2  Vs. NYY 1 boxscore;  WP: Cook;  LP: Mendoza;  Save: Time: 03:00; NIGHT; Attendance: 53,749

Year: 1997; Game #78; Saturday;  Jun 28, NYM 8 @ PIT 3 boxscore;  WP: Reynoso;  LP: Loaiza;  Save: Time: 02:47; NIGHT; Attendance: 23,711

Year: 1996; Game #78; Friday;  Jun 28, NYM 7 @ HOU 2 boxscore;  WP: Clark;  LP: Drabek;  Save: Henry;  Time: 02:49; NIGHT; Attendance: 24,569

Year: 1995; Game #59; Wednesday;  Jun 28, NYM 8 @ FLA 3 boxscore;  WP: Saberhagen;  LP: Burkett;  Save: Time: 02:31; NIGHT; Attendance: 28,096

Year: 1994; Game #76; Tuesday;  Jun 28, NYM 6  Vs. STL 8 boxscore;  WP: Tewksbury;  LP: Remlinger;  Save: Arocha;  Time: 02:48; NIGHT; Attendance: 18,080

Year: 1992; Game #75; Sunday;  Jun 28, NYM 2 @ STL 3 boxscore 11 innings   WP: Perez;  LP: Franco;  Save: Time: 03:39; DAY; Attendance: 43,826

Year: 1991; Game #71; Friday;  Jun 28, NYM 2  Vs. PHI 6 boxscore;  WP: de Jesus;  LP: Darling;  Save: Time: 02:15; NIGHT; Attendance: 33,511

Year: 1990; Game #69; Thursday;  Jun 28, NYM 5  Vs. CIN 4 boxscore;  WP: Gooden;  LP: Rijo;  Save: Franco;  Time: 02:40; NIGHT; Attendance: 43,647

Year: 1989; Game #74; Wednesday;  Jun 28, NYM 3 @ MON 4 boxscore;  WP: Langston;  LP: Ojeda;  Save: Burke;  Time: 03:03; NIGHT; Attendance: 31,229

Year: 1988; Game #75; Tuesday;  Jun 28, NYM 5 @ PIT 2 boxscore;  WP: Fernandez;  LP: Fisher;  Save: McDowell;  Time: 02:55; NIGHT; Attendance: 45,011

Year: 1987; Game #73; Sunday;  Jun 28, NYM 4 @ PHI 5 boxscore;  WP: Bair;  LP: McDowell;  Save: Time: 02:48; DAY; Attendance: 52,206

Baseball Reference: Pinch hitter Greg Gross breaks up Ron Darling's no-hitter with a leadoff triple in the 8th inning and two Phillie rallies beat the Mets, 5 - 4.

Year: 1986; Game #69; Saturday;  Jun 28, NYM 5 @ CHC 2 boxscore;  WP: McDowell;  LP: Fontenot;  Save: Time: 02:48; DAY; Attendance: 35,152

Year: 1985; Game #70; Friday;  Jun 28, NYM 2 @ STL 3 boxscore;  WP: Tudor;  LP: Lynch;  Save: Dayley;  Time: 02:23; NIGHT; Attendance: 45,929

Year: 1984; Game #70; Thursday;  Jun 28, NYM 3  Vs. ATL 5 boxscore;  WP: McMurtry;  LP: Berenyi;  Save: Dedmon;  Time: 02:41; NIGHT; Attendance: 15,077

Year: 1983; Game #72; Tuesday;  Jun 28 (1), NYM 10 @ STL 1 boxscore;  WP: Lynch;  LP: Forsch;  Save: Time: 02:30; NIGHT; 

Year: 1983; Game #73; Tuesday;  Jun 28 (2), NYM 1 @ STL 8 boxscore;  WP: LaPoint;  LP: Gorman;  Save: Time: 02:17; NIGHT; Attendance: 30,810

Year: 1980; Game #69; Saturday;  Jun 28 (1), NYM 2 @ PHI 1 boxscore 11 innings   WP: Allen;  LP: Reed;  Save: Time: 02:55; DAY; 

Year: 1980; Game #70; Saturday;  Jun 28 (2), NYM 5 @ PHI 4 boxscore;  WP: Hausman;  LP: Saucier;  Save: Allen;  Time: 02:51; DAY; Attendance: 47,169

Year: 1979; Game #70; Thursday;  Jun 28, NYM 3 @ PIT 2 boxscore;  WP: Allen;  LP: Bibby;  Save: Glynn;  Time: 03:24; NIGHT; Attendance: 10,137

Year: 1978; Game #76; Wednesday;  Jun 28, NYM 8 @ CHC 9 boxscore 10 innings   WP: Burris;  LP: Metzger;  Save: Time: 03:35; DAY; Attendance: 24,278

Year: 1977; Game #72; Tuesday;  Jun 28, NYM 1  Vs. PHI 3 boxscore;  WP: Reed;  LP: Baldwin;  Save: McGraw;  Time: 02:12; NIGHT; Attendance: 13,913

Year: 1976; Game #75; Monday;  Jun 28, NYM 5  Vs. STL 4 boxscore;  WP: Lockwood;  LP: Greif;  Save: Apodaca;  Time: 02:43; NIGHT; Attendance: 17,990

Year: 1975; Game #68; Saturday;  Jun 28, NYM 5  Vs. PHI 2 boxscore;  WP: Tate;  LP: Carlton;  Save: Time: 02:22; DAY; Attendance: 37,250

Year: 1973; Game #69; Thursday;  Jun 28, NYM 4  Vs. PHI 11 boxscore;  WP: Lonborg;  LP: McAndrew;  Save: Time: 02:42; DAY; Attendance: 9,965

Year: 1972; Game #65; Wednesday;  Jun 28, NYM 3 @ PHI 2 boxscore;  WP: Seaver;  LP: Neibauer;  Save: Time: 02:05; NIGHT; Attendance: 26,545

Year: 1971; Game #72; Monday;  Jun 28, NYM 3 @ PHI 1 boxscore;  WP: Gentry;  LP: Wise;  Save: Time: 02:29; NIGHT; Attendance: 24,151

Year: 1970; Game #71; Sunday;  Jun 28, NYM 2 @ MON 3 boxscore;  WP: Morton;  LP: Sadecki;  Save: Time: 02:27; NIGHT; Attendance: 27,154

Year: 1969; Game #70; Saturday;  Jun 28, NYM 4  Vs. PIT 7 boxscore;  WP: Bunning;  LP: Gentry;  Save: Gibbon;  Time: 02:50; NIGHT; Attendance: 48,398

Year: 1968; Game #72; Friday;  Jun 28, NYM 2 @ HOU 7 boxscore;  WP: Dierker;  LP: Ryan;  Save: Time: 02:41; NIGHT; Attendance: 15,370

Year: 1967; Game #67; Wednesday;  Jun 28, NYM 5  Vs. PHI 6 boxscore;  WP: Boozer;  LP: Seaver;  Save: Hall;  Time: 02:52; NIGHT; Attendance: 20,396

Year: 1966; Game #68; Tuesday;  Jun 28, NYM 0  Vs. PHI 1 boxscore;  WP: Bunning;  LP: Friend;  Save: Time: 02:04; NIGHT; Attendance: 22,693

Year: 1965; Game #74; Monday;  Jun 28 (1), NYM 5  Vs. MLN 2 boxscore;  WP: Fisher;  LP: Cloninger;  Save: Time: 02:34; DAY; 

Year: 1965; Game #75; Monday;  Jun 28 (2), NYM 6  Vs. MLN 3 boxscore;  WP: Kroll;  LP: Fischer;  Save: Time: 02:50; NIGHT; Attendance: 38,033

Year: 1964; Game #74; Sunday;  Jun 28 (1), NYM 6 @ MLN 7 boxscore;  WP: Lemaster;  LP: Sutherland;  Save: Tiefenauer;  Time: 02:39; DAY; 

Year: 1964; Game #75; Sunday;  Jun 28 (2), NYM 0 @ MLN 9 boxscore;  WP: Cloninger;  LP: Lary;  Save: Time: 02:35; DAY; Attendance: 11,644

Year: 1963; Game #75; Friday;  Jun 28, NYM 1 @ PIT 3 boxscore;  WP: Gibbon;  LP: Craig;  Save: McBean;  Time: 02:31; NIGHT; Attendance: 10,073

Year: 1962; Game #71; Thursday;  Jun 28, NYM 4 @ LAD 5 boxscore 13 innings   WP: Roebuck;  LP: MacKenzie;  Save: Time: 04:09; NIGHT; Attendance: 19,080