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Made the decision to start this blog to showcase the stories of those special players that appeared in a single game for the New York Mets. I believe this is one of the most interesting aspects to a...
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JESSE HUDSON (September 19, 1969)
No sport plays to one's imagination like baseball does. It creates a sense of lore and mystery that rivals mythology. So it is no real surprise that the first man to enter the history of the New York...
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FRANCISCO ESTRADA (September 14, 1971)
It is more than a bit ironic that the second man in New York Mets team history to only appear in a single game would be Francisco “Paquín” Estrada. His lone game in Major League Baseball is such a...
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DON ROSE (September 15, 1971)
The third member of the one-game "Moonlight Graham" Mets was Donald Gary Rose. Don would make a single appearance in New York, but unlike his two predecessors he would continue his major league career....
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MAC SCARCE (April 11, 1975)
Guerrant McCurdy "Mac" Scarce holds the distinction of having the shortest game history of all the "One Game Mets". He came to New York the previous winter when he was traded from Philadelphia. Mac had...
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LUIS ALVARADO (April 13, 1977)
Several of the "Moonlight Graham" Mets have a much longer history in baseball than just one game and the next is another example of this. Luis Cesar Alvarado was born in Lajas, Puerto Rico and started...
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GEORGE "DOC" MEDICH (September 29, 1977)
The New York Mets found themselves in the middle of a public relations nightmare after losing the incredibly popular Tom Seaver in an incredibly unpopular trade during the 1977 season. The ill advised...
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