On the day they get to .500, the Mets move into first place for the first time since May 27, a half a game ahead of Pittsburgh in the ‘NL Least’. Thanks to Tom Seaver’s complete-game five-hitter, New York evens its record at 77-77 with a 10-2 victory, the team’s 21st in the last 29 games.

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On September 21, 1973 — On the day they get to .500, the Mets move into first place for the first time since May 27, a half a game ahead of Pittsburgh in the ‘NL Least’. Thanks to Tom Seaver’s complete-game five-hitter, New York evens its record at 77-77 with a 10-2 victory, the team’s 21st in the last 29 games.

 

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