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On a dreary and foggy Monday night at Shea, John Franco goes for his 300th save a dozen years to the day after he notched his first save—for the ’84 Reds. Against the ’96 Expos he gets No. 300 in classic Franco fashion. With two outs in the ninth, the Mets up 3-2, and the tying run on base, the immortal Sherman Obando bats for the pitcher. Obando launches a long flyball that Lance Johnson catches at the wall to end the game. Many hugs and high fives ensue. Franco, who will rack up 424 career saves (now fifth all time) will be honored with John Franco Day at Shea on May 11, where he earns another distinction—getting ejected on his own day from a game he was not pitching during a brawl with the Cubs.