What a dream doubleheader this was. May 29, 1971. Mets against the Padres. In the opener, Tom Seaver started the game for the Mets and completed it, getting 10 strikeouts in 9 innings for a Mets 5 to 1 win. Seaver gave up a solo home run to Nate Colbert in the ninth inning.
Then in the nightcap, Nolan Ryan started the game for the Mets and completed it, getting 16 strikeouts in 9 innings for a Mets 2 to 1 win. The only run against Ryan was unearned.
So the only two pitchers for the Mets that day were Seaver and Ryan who went all 18 innings and struckout a combined 26 batters.
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