Remembering Mets History (1993) Tim Bogar Becomes First Met To Hit Inside & Outside the Park HRs in the Same Game
The Phillies 1993 would win the NL East, beat the Braves in the NLCS then fall to the back-to-back World Champion Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series.
The Mets finished a disappointing last place going 59-103 under managers Jeff Torborg & Dallas Green.
Bobby Jones was making his MLB debut on this night pitching against the Phils Danny Jackson (9-8).
Another Mets, rookie Tim Bogar Batting was batting second & playing second base. Bogar had played in 77 games & was hitting .244.
In the top of the 1st inning, Tim Bogar flew out to former Met Lenny Dykstra in center.
Bobby Jones was making his MLB debut on this night pitching against the Phils Danny Jackson (9-8).
Another Mets, rookie Tim Bogar Batting was batting second & playing second base. Bogar had played in 77 games & was hitting .244.
In the top of the 1st inning, Tim Bogar flew out to former Met Lenny Dykstra in center. In the top of the 2nd Dave Gallagher & Charlie O'Brien led off with base hits for the Mets. Jeromy Burnitz grounded out to second & Dave Gallagher scored on the force play.
In the top of the 3rd inning, Tim Bogar collected his first hit of the game a double to left field. Bobby Bonilla hit a ball to the first base side; the pitcher Danny Jackson botched the catch allowing Bonilla to reach & Bogar to round third scoring the Mets second run 2-0.
In the bottom of the 3rd, Kevin Stocker doubled & advanced on Ryan Thompson's error in center. Stocker scored on Danny Jackson's grounder to short stop for the Phillies first run.
In the Mets top of the 5th, Bogar led off with his second double of the game, he came around to score on a Dave Gallagher's base hit, making it 5-0 Mets.
In the bottom of the 5th, the Phillies put up two runs on Mariano Duncan's RBI single & a two run double from John Kruc making it a one run game 5-4.
In the top of the 6th inning, new Phillies pitcher, Mike Williams walked Kevin Baez & Ryan Thompson, putting two men on for base Tim Bogar. Bogar launched a three run HR to deep left field making it an 8-4 Mets lead.
It was Bogar's third extra base hit of the night & just his second HR of the season.
Mets History: Tom Bogar became the first Mets player in franchise history to hit an inside the park HR, along with a traditional over the fence / outside the park HR in the same game. Bogar also joined Tim Teufel (1987) & Greg Jeffries (1989) as the only Mets players to have had hit two doubles & hit two HRs in the same game.
Bad Luck Injury: Unfortunately, for Bogar he injured his hand sliding into home plate on the play& would be out for the rest of the season.
Relievers Dave Telgheder & Pete Schourek got the Mets to the 9th inning, where Jeff Innis finished it off earning his second save of the season.
Trivia: Tim Bogar played four seasons with the Mets (1993-1996) batting .242 with 6 HRs 24 doubles & 57 RBIs in 297 games. He was a versatile asset as he played all infield positions as well as left field.
Dave Gallagher followed with a two out walk, then Charlie O'Brien drilled a two run double to right field, driving in Bonilla & Gallagher for a 4-0 Mets lead.
In the bottom of the 5th, the Phillies put up two runs on Mariano Duncan's RBI single & a two run double from John Kruc making it a one run game 5-4.
In the top of the 6th inning, new Phillies pitcher, Mike Williams walked Kevin Baez & Ryan Thompson, putting two men on for base Tim Bogar. Bogar launched a three run HR to deep left field making it an 8-4 Mets lead.
In the top of the 9th inning, with one out Tim Bogar hit a long shot to center field off Phillies pitcher Bobby Thigpen that got by center fielder Lenny Dykstra. Bogar raced around the bases as Dykstra chased the ball. As he threw it back in Bogar rounded third reaching the plate safely & had himself an inside the park HR.
Mets History: Tom Bogar became the first Mets player in franchise history to hit an inside the park HR, along with a traditional over the fence / outside the park HR in the same game. Bogar also joined Tim Teufel (1987) & Greg Jeffries (1989) as the only Mets players to have had hit two doubles & hit two HRs in the same game.
Bad Luck Injury: Unfortunately, for Bogar he injured his hand sliding into home plate on the play& would be out for the rest of the season.
The Mets went on to a 9-5 win that day, as Bobby Jones earned his first career victory. For Jones he allowed five runs on seven hits, with three strike outs & a walk in six innings of work.
Trivia: Tim Bogar played four seasons with the Mets (1993-1996) batting .242 with 6 HRs 24 doubles & 57 RBIs in 297 games. He was a versatile asset as he played all infield positions as well as left field.
After his playing career, Bogar became a long-time coach with five teams & managed the 2014 Texas Rangers. From 2015 - 2017 he worked as special assistant & bench coach for his former Mets teammate Jerry DiPoto who was the GM of the Anaheim Angels & then the Seattle Mariners.