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Lee breaks up Seaver’s no-no in 9th, 44 years ago today

This day in Mets no-no history, This day in no-no history, This day in Padres no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers July 4, 2016 7 Comments

The San Diego Padres’ Leron Lee killed Tom Seaver’s chance of throwing the first New York Mets’ no-hitter in the ninth inning, 44 years ago today. Seaver took a no-hitter into the ninth inning at Shea Stadium on July 4, 1972, although he walked two batters in the fourth and two batters in the eighth,…

42 years ago today, Leron Lee breaks up Seaver’s no-hitter in ninth

This day in Mets no-no history, This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers July 4, 2014 Leave a comment

The Padres have been one-hit by the New York Mets three times, but none was as crushing to the Mets as Leron Lee’s 9th-inning no-no-killing single against eventual Hall of Famer Tom Seaver at Shea Stadium on July 4, 1972. Seaver took a no-hitter into the ninth inning this day, although he walked two batters…