The worst NY Mets offensive performance in one day

Does June 21, 1964, ring a bell? What about Father’s Day? That might help a little. It was a day when for the seventh time in MLB history a perfect game was thrown. Unfortunately, the lowly 1964 New York Mets were the victim.

Jim Bunning struck down the Mets on 89/90 pitches (sources vary). Complete with 10 strikeouts, not a single Mets player reached base. Only 2 of the 27 hitters reached ball three. It was as uncompetitive of a game as you can find with Bunning and the Philadelphia Phillies holding the Mets at bay rather easily.

There’s no question this was the worst offensive performance in Mets history simply because there’s no way to top a perfect game. What you might’ve forgotten or didn’t realize, this was just one of two games played that day.

After the perfect game, the Mets bats didn’t wake up

Game two at Shea Stadium that day wasn’t as bleak. In fact, the Mets scored twice. Still, it came with just 3 hits.

The game didn’t start off well with a leadoff home run and the Phillies batting around. Before the Mets even swung the bat, they trailed 3-0.

A walk in the second inning ensured there wouldn’t be another perfect game. A wild pitch and an error plated the first Mets run of the day. At the end of the second inning, the Mets finally scored a run and it came without the courtesy of an actual hit.

Another walk and an error in the third helped set up for a Joe Christopher single to plate the team’s second run of the day and snap the hitless streak. Back-to-back singles by the Mets in the sixth added another pair of hits. And that was it for the bats doing a thing.

This game concluded with an 8-2 Phillies win where the Mets failed to capitalize on 4 Philadelphia errors. 3 for 60 overall in the two games, there was no worse Father’s Day gift for a Mets fan that year than tickets to this twin bill.

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