Remembering Mets History (1984) Dwight Gooden Strikes Out The Side At the All Star Game
Tuesday July 10th, 1984: 
The 55th MLB All Star Game was held at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. It was the first time since 1961 & the Hey Day of Willie Mays that the Mid-Summer Classic was held here.
The game was broadcast on ABC with Al Michaels, Howard Cosell & Earl Weaver doing the broadcasting.
Darryl Strawberry got the start in right field. The last time a Met had gotten a start in the All Star Game was in 1976, when Dave Kingman started in the outfield.
The 55th MLB All Star Game was held at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. It was the first time since 1961 & the Hey Day of Willie Mays that the Mid-Summer Classic was held here. The game was broadcast on ABC with Al Michaels, Howard Cosell & Earl Weaver doing the broadcasting.
Huey Lewis & the News sang the National Anthem, Former New York Giants Hall of Famer, Carl Hubbell tossed out the ceremonial first pitch in front of 57,756 at "the Stick".
The Mets sent four All Stars to the game, Dwight Gooden, Keith Hernandez, Jesse Orosco & Darryl Strawberry. Hernandez would play in five All Star Games (three as a Met). For Jesse Orosco it was his second straight All Star game & his last.
The Mets sent four All Stars to the game, Dwight Gooden, Keith Hernandez, Jesse Orosco & Darryl Strawberry. Hernandez would play in five All Star Games (three as a Met). For Jesse Orosco it was his second straight All Star game & his last.
Gooden made four All Star appearances. He would start the 1986 & 1988 All Star Games for the National League.
Strawberry would go 1-2 in the game, lining a single to right field off the Tigers, Jack Morris.
Keith Hernandez, also one of New York's newest stars, was an NL reserve. He would come into the game in the 6th inning & go 0-1. On the NL staff was Rookie sensation, Dwight Gooden.
In the 1st inning, The Padres Steve Garvey singled & advanced on a Reggie Jackson error. Dale Murphy of Atlanta singled him home for he first run. The Royals George Brett tied it up with a HR off Montreal's Charlie Lea.
In the 2nd inning, Montreal's Gary Carter hit a HR off Toronto's Dave Stieb, to give the NL the lead for good. Carter would go 1-2 with a walk, a HR an RBI & a runs scored, while catching behind the plate for six innings, including two classic pitching performances.
In the 3rd inning, Fernando Valenzuela of the Dodgers took the mound with a 2-1 lead. Just three years after "Fernandomania" swept the NL, he was still one of the leagues top pitchers.
In this outing, he would pitch two innings, in the 3rd he gave up two hits but got out of the jam with a Rod Carew double play.
In the 4th inning, he struck out the side, fanning Dave Winfield, Reggie Jackson & George Brett.
But it was in the next inning that America got to see that years baseball phenom- a 19 year old
Dwight Gooden from the New York Mets.
Gooden took the mound on the big stage & did what he did best, throw strikes, blowing hitters away.
Keith Hernandez, also one of New York's newest stars, was an NL reserve. He would come into the game in the 6th inning & go 0-1. On the NL staff was Rookie sensation, Dwight Gooden.
In the 2nd inning, Montreal's Gary Carter hit a HR off Toronto's Dave Stieb, to give the NL the lead for good. Carter would go 1-2 with a walk, a HR an RBI & a runs scored, while catching behind the plate for six innings, including two classic pitching performances.
Gary Carter would win the game's MVP Award. Little did we know that watching him catch Dwight Gooden in this game, would become a Mets reality next season.
In the 3rd inning, Fernando Valenzuela of the Dodgers took the mound with a 2-1 lead. Just three years after "Fernandomania" swept the NL, he was still one of the leagues top pitchers. In this outing, he would pitch two innings, in the 3rd he gave up two hits but got out of the jam with a Rod Carew double play.
In the 4th inning, he struck out the side, fanning Dave Winfield, Reggie Jackson & George Brett.
Dwight Gooden from the New York Mets.
By the All Star break, Gooden was the most talked about new player in the major leagues.
He was 14-4 with a 2.84 ERA & already had 133 strike outs with six games where he had reached double figures in K's.
He was 14-4 with a 2.84 ERA & already had 133 strike outs with six games where he had reached double figures in K's.
Gooden took the mound on the big stage & did what he did best, throw strikes, blowing hitters away. Gooden struck out the side struck out Lance Parrish, Chet Lemon & Alvin Davis of the AL.
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