Lenny Dykstra

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Left  •  Throws: Left
5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)
Born: February 10, 1963 in Santa Ana, CA
Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 13th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Garden Grove HS (Garden Grove, CA).
High School: Garden Grove HS (Garden Grove, CA)
Debut: May 3, 1985 (Age 22-082d, 12,633rd in MLB history)
vs. CIN 5 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 SB
Last Game: May 18, 1996 (Age 33-098d)
vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Full Name: Leonard Kyle Dykstra
Nicknames: Nails or Dude
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August 27, 1986

Mets end game on unusual 8-2-5 double play

October 11, 1986

Len Dykstra homers off Dave Smith in the bottom of the ninth to give the Mets a 6-5 decision over the Astros

October 21, 1986

Mets win game 3 of 1986 World Series after dropping first 2 at home

October 23, 1986

At Fenway Park, Bruce Hurst’s complete game victory gives the Boston Red Sox a 4 – 2 win and 3-2 lead in the World Series 

June 18, 1989

Phillies trade Juan Samuel to the Mets for outfielder Lenny Dykstra and Roger McDowell

July 4, 1989

Tom Browning just misses becoming the first hurler in big league history to throw two perfect games when Dickie Thon’s leadoff double in the ninth breaks up the Cincinnati southpaw’s bid for perfection

July 5, 1989

Paul O’Niell kicks a mishandled ball into the infield

September 27, 1989

After he grounds out to second base to end the Mets’ disappointing season, Gregg Jeffries charges the mound and wrestles Phillies’ reliever Roger McDowell to the ground. The fight, which sparks a season-ending bench-clearing brawl, is apparently ignited by the Phillies’ reliever when he says something to his former New York teammate, who is running to first, but the rookie infielder will claim his anger was caused by a brushback pitch thrown a few days earlier by the Philadelphia pitcher.

April 9, 1990

Lenny Dykstra of the Phillies had a home run washed out by rain

October 23, 1993

Joe Carter of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a dramatic three-run homer against Mitch Williams of the Philadelphia Phillies to end the World Series

February 11, 2005

New York Mets announce Darryl Strawberry will rejoin the team as a special outfield instructor

March 5, 2012

Former OF Lenny Dykstra is sentenced to three years in a California state prison after pleading no contest to charges of grand theft auto

Biography

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OF Lenny Dykstra, Nicknamed Nails and Dude, his best season was in 1993 when he had 19 HR, 44 doubles, 37 SB, .305 BA, .420 OBP, .902 OPS, and a league-leading 194 hits, 143 runs, & 129 BB, finishing runner-up (to San Francisco Giants OF Barry Bonds) for the NL MVP Award. Dykstra was a 3X All-Star and a member of the 1986 World Series champion New York Mets.

In his 12-year career (1985-1996), Lenny had 1298 hits, 285 SB, 802 runs, .285 BA, .375 OBP, .419 Slg., & .793 OPS.

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