50th anniversary of Mets nearly no-hitting Yanks
The New York Mets nearly no-hit the New York Yankees in a Mayor’s Trophy Game exhibition, 50 years ago today. For those who don’t remember New York’s annual tradition, the Mayor’s Trophy Game was a once-a-year contest between New York’s AL and NL teams to benefit the city’s sandlot baseball program. On Sept. 9, 1971,…