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Remembering Mets History (1985) Doc Gooden K's 16 To Become First Pitcher to Reach 200 Strike Outs in First Two Seasons

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  Tuesday August 20th, 1985:  In 1985 Shea Stadium was the place to be, especially on the exciting nights Dwight Gooden- "Dr. K" was pitching.  The 19-year-old phenom put in one of baseball's all-time best pitching seasons. The crowd was purely electric, on top of every pitch, cheering & standing, as the K Korner was alive putting up K cards with every strike out. It was a special era. From May 30th to August 15th Gooden had won 12 straight decisions, coming into this game  at 18-3 with 1.82 ERA & 192 strike outs.  To date, Gooden already had seven games where he struck out ten or more batters,  with a season high of 14 Ks on May 30th. Coming into the game, Davey Johnson's Mets were in first place (71-45) with a half game lead over the pesky St. Louis Cardinals. Tonight, the Mets hosted Jim Davenports last place San Francisco Giants (45-72). 31,758 fans came out to Shea Stadium, including a young teenage centerfieldmaz  to see Dwight...
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Bruce Berenyi: 1986 World Champion Mets Forgotten Pitcher (1984-1986)

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Bruce Michael Berenyi  was born August 21, 1954, in Bryan, Ohio. Bruce's father was a Hungarian emigrant who arrived in America in 1938. He married an Ohio woman named Madeline & they went on to have four children. Bruce Berenyi attended Northeast Missouri State University and once tied a college record by striking out 21 batters in a game. The six-foot two-inch, right hander was the Cincinnati Reds first round draft pick (third pick overall in the secondary draft) in 1976. Berenyi would go on to lead the American Association pitchers in strikeouts & ERA. Big League Career:  In July 1980 he got a big league call u when Tom Seaver went on the DL with shoulder problems. Bruce went 2-2 with the Reds posting a rather high 7.81 ERA pitching in six games.  In the 1981 strike shortened season, although the Reds finished first overall for the season, the MLB post season was broken down to the two top teams of the divisions before & after the strike. The ...
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Ron Darling: 1986 World Champion Mets Pitcher (1985 - 1991) & Emmy Award Winning Broadcaster (2007 - 2026)

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1988 NL East Champs: In 1988, Darling bounced back strong; having arguably his best regular season of all his Mets years. The Mets staff was now even stronger with the emergence of David Cone.  In the Mets second game of the year, Darling took a loss at Montreal. Over seven innings he gave up just two earned runs, but Pascal Perez held the Mets to a run in his 5-1 win. Shut Out: On April 12th at Shea Stadium, Darling pitched a three hit complete game five hit shut out, beating the Expos for his first win of the year. It was the first of his four shut outs that season & his first since July 1986. Shut Out: After a no-decision to the Cardinals at Shea, in which the Mets won the game 3-2, Ronnie threw his second shut out of the year.   On April 22nd, he shut out the rival Cardinals at Busch Stadium in an eight hit five K performance. After being held to a run by Jose DeLeon, Howard Johnson hit a three run 9th inning HR off Todd Worrell in the 4-0 win. Af...
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