Sponsored by Shea Stadium Remembered
After 17 innings at Shea, the Mets walk off against the Pirates for the second straight day. Even crazier is that Bill Mazeroski, who later made it to the Hall of Fame for his glove, gives the Mets the game when his throwing scores Tommie Agee from second base. Tom Seaver allows a two-run homer to Willie Stargell in the first inning, but he otherwise dominates the Pittsburgh Lumber Company for 11 innings, until Gil Hodges goes to the pen. The only other run he surrenders is on a hit by Pirates pitcher Al McBean. Agee, who would struggle mightily in ’68 after being beaned in spring training, has a two-run homer early in the game—his first at Shea. His 2-for-7 effort lifts his average all the way to .142.