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The Midnight Massacre took place on this date in 1977. Six years later, Seaver was a Met for the second time and Keith Hernandez was for the first.

WIllie Mays, clad in the orange and blue of the New York Mets, came back to the city where he made his name on this date in 1972.

The 1960s were a crazy time for the New York Mets and. historically, May 4th was one of the crazier days for the team.

Big strikeout games from Seaver and Gooden, plus lots of Mets birthdays.

TWIB '77 reaches its finale with the hotly contested AL East battle and a look back on all the craziness of its first year.

Pick any date in Mets history and there's a good chance Tom Seaver did something of note on it. Like set two MLB records in one day, as he did 43 years ago today.

Tom Seaver picked up the first of his 311 career wins on this date in 1967. He also picked up Chinese food after. Seriously.

Jerry Koosman made his first appearance, Nolan Ryan won his first game, and John Franco became the second closer to save 400 games on various April 14ths in Mets history.

The man Mets fans call the Franchise made his first start for the lower-case franchise on this date in 1967.

Being the greatest right-handed pitcher of a generation means you're going to get a lot of Opening Day starts.