October 8, 2000 Shea Stadium Flushing, NY San Francisco Giants 0 New York Mets 4 Mets Advance to NLCS As Jones One-Hits Giants Fourteen years ago today, Bobby Jones pitched a one-hit shutout in the fourth game of the best-of-five National League Division Series as the Mets defeated the Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-0 to win the series 3-1 in games and advance to the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Here are some facts about the game from Wikipedia, followed by the video clip of the final out of the game - and series - a fly ball by Barry Bonds to center fielder Jay Payton. In perhaps the most unlikely great pitching performance in recent memory, Bobby Jones, the Mets fourth starter, completely shut down the Giants offense, hurling a masterful one-hit shutout to clinch the series for the Mets. Mixing 85 MPH fastballs and 65 MPH curveballs, Jones thoroughly baffled Giant hitters all afternoon, setting down the side in order in eight of nine innings. Jeff Kents leadoff double in the fifth inning would be the Giants only hit. Jones would get all the offense he would need on Robin Venturas two-run home run in the first inning. Jones got Barry Bonds to fly out to center to end the game, and set off a raucous celebration at Shea Stadium. Mets announcer Bob Murphy would say following the final out, The Mets have never had a better ball game pitched in their 39-year history!” The one-hitter set a Mets record for fewest hits allowed in a post-season complete game, besting Jon Matlacks two-hitter in the 1973 NLCS. It was also the fewest hits allowed in a League Division Series complete game until Roy Halladays no-hitter in 2010.
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 19:26:33 +0000
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