Craig Anderson is remembered for finishing his career with a then-record 19-game losing streak, but just weeks before that slide began, he made Mets history. On May 12, 1962, Anderson won both games of a doubleheader against the Braves, becoming the first Mets pitcher ever to earn two victories in a single day—a feat only two other Mets hurlers have matched.
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How both games ended in nearly identical fashion.
The two game-winning homers had an uncanny connection.
A coach caught a costly baserunning mistake just in time.
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one team powered a 7-1 All-Star Game win
recap of the encounter you might expect when the President meets The Bird
Umpire Ron Luciano on the characteristics needed to be an umpire
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