METS AND HAMPTON STUN BUMS
Game 1
Mike Hampton has always had a bulldog mentality and it came through in game 1 of this series against the favored 55 Dodgers. The Mets stunned the Dodgers 7-1 in what is becoming a trend of the underdog teams doing much better then expected.
Hampton went the distance allowing 7 hits and only one run for the win. The Dodgers and Mets had a tight game going tied at one until the eigth inning when New York put 4 on the board. Rickey Henderson had a teo ru double and Robin Ventura a two out hit, chasing Don Newcombe from the game. Newcombe had been very tough up until that point, having struck out 11.
Now like the Expos the Mets have a chance to really take control of a major favorite, the Dodgers are likely to be desperate in game 2 but they have been there before.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H E |
| New York Mets 2000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 1 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 0 | |
WP- Mike Hampton LP - Don Newcombe
Home runs- None
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: M. Hampton
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (28 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:00 pm
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 39134
2000 Mets lead series 1-0