Day 13: Mets/Pirates

Mets/Pirates

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Mets

Tom Seaver, Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry, Mike Piazza

Tom Seaver

Career highlights and awards

    12× All-Star (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981)

    World Series champion (1969)

    3× NL Cy Young Award winner (1969, 1973, 1975)

    1967 NL Rookie of the Year

    Pitched a no-hitter on June 16, 1978

    New York Mets #41 retired

Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Induction – 1992

Vote     98.8% (first ballot)

Dwight Gooden

Career highlights and awards

    4× All-Star (1984, 1985, 1986, 1988)

    3× World Series champion (1986, 1996, 2000)

    Silver Slugger Award winner (1992)

    NL Cy Young Award (1985)

    NL Rookie of the Year (1984)

    Triple Crown (1985)

    Pitched a no-hitter on May 14, 1996

    NL wins champion (1985)

    2× NL strikeout champion (1984, 1985)

    NL ERA champion (1985)

Darryl Strawberry

Career highlights and awards

    8× All-Star (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991)

    4× World Series champion (1986, 1996, 1998, 1999)

    2× Silver Slugger Award winner (1988, 1990)

    1983 NL Rookie of the Year

    1986 Home Run Derby co-winner

    30-30 club

    1988 NL Home Run Champion

Mike Piazza

Career highlights and awards

    12× All-Star (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005)

    10× Silver Slugger Award winner (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)

    1993 NL Rookie of the Year

    1996 MLB All-Star Game MVP

(http://en.wikipedia.org/ for Mets stats)

Honorable Mention:

Keith Hernandez, Jerry Koosman, David Wright, Mookie Wilson

Pirates

Honus Wagner, Roberto Clemente, Paul Waner, Willie Stargell

Honus Wagner (1900-1917) Honus Wagner hit over .300 in each of his first 14 seasons with the Pirates, including a career high .381 in 1900. He ranks second in team history with 2867 hits, 1475 RBI's third with a .328 batting average. As a Pirate he led the national League in hitting eight times. In 1936 he was one of the first members inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. His number 33 was retired in 1952 by the Pirates.

Roberto Clemente (1955-1972) Roberto Clemente has the most hits in Pirates history with 3000 and ranks 3^rd with 240 home runs and 1305 RBI's. During his Pirates career he won the National Batting title 4 times. He also won the 1966 Most Valuable Player award when he hit .317 with 29 home runs and 119 RBI's. Roberto Clemente was also an outstanding fielder winning the gold glove award 12 times. He also won the 1971 World Series MVP. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973 after dying tragically in a plane crash. His number 21 was retired by the Pirates.

Paul Waner (1926-1940) Paul Waner is the Pirates all-time leading hitter with .340. He also ranks third in team history with 2868 hits and fifth with 1177 RBI's. In 1927 Paul won the National League Most Valuable Player award - the first Pirate to ever win the award. Paul Waner holds the Pirates single season record with 237 hits (1927) and 131 RBI's (1927). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1952. His number 11 was retired by the Pirates in 2007.

Willie Stargell (1962-1982) Willie Stargell is the Pirates all-time home run king with 475. He also is the Pirates all-time leader with 1540 RBI's and also ranks in the top ten in hits and runs. Willie Stargell was the National League co-MVP in 1979 (he shared the award with Keith Hernandez of the St Louis Cardinals) leading the Pirates to their last World Championship. He was voted World Series MVP when he hit .400 with 3 home runs and 7 RBI's in 1979. Willie Stargell was inducted in the Baseball Hall of fame in 1988 and his number 8 was retired by the Pirates.

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Honorable Mention:

Dave Parker, Ralph Kiner, Pie Traynor, Bill Mazeroski, Jason Kendall