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Pirates win 10th Straight loss for the Mets Full Radio Broadcast

On July 7, 1963 the Pittsburgh Pirates win their 10th straight. The Pirates score 5 in the second and break open the game with 4 more in the 7th. The win delivered the 1oth straight loss to the Mets 11-5, Smokey Burgess and Bob Bailey homered in the second off Jay Hook.  The Pirates nicked…

New York Mets win their first game-after nine consecutive losses
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New York Mets win their first game-after nine consecutive losses

On April 23, 1962, the expansion New York Mets win their first game-after nine consecutive losses. Right-hander Jay Hook earns a 9-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field. The Mets’ 0-9 start had tied a National League record for futility. The victory also snaps Pittsburgh’s record-tying winning streak of 10 games from the…