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Jay Hook on April 23, 1962 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was a right hander who batted left. Born Nov. 18, 1936. -----
Jay Hook threw a five hitter against the Pirates at Forbes Field on April 23, 1962. The Mets broke a nine game losing streak winning 9-1.

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Roger Craig was the Mets starting pitcher in their first ever regular season game played April 11, 1962 in St. Louis against the Cardinals. He went three innings giving up 8 hits and 5 runs. Relievers in the game were Bob Moorhead (3 innings, 6 hits, 5 runs), Herb Moford (1 inning, 1 hit, 0 runs), and Clem Labine (1 inning, 1 hit, 1 run). The Mets lost 11-4.

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Lefthander Jerry Koosman, who also was the winning pitcher in Game 2. Koosman pitched 8 innings in game 2, got the win with Ron Taylor picking up the save. Koosman pitched a complete game in Game 5 to win the title for the Mets.

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Jerry Koosman won Game 2 of the 1969 World Series, defeating the Baltimore Orioles, 2-1. Koosman pitched six innings of no-hit ball and lasted until the ninth, when he yielded to reliever Ron Taylor. Koosman went on to win the world championship clinching Game 5, giving him a 2-0 Series record.

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The St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 11-4 on April 11 in St. Louis.

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Gil Hodges

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