May 4

From The Met Wiki

1966: Jack Hamilton pitches a one-hitter to defeat the Cardinals, 8-0, in the Mets' last game at the original Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

1968: Ed Charles drives in five runs to lead the Mets to a 7-3 win over the Cubs at Shea Stadium.

1969: Mets' starters Tom Seaver and Tug McGraw pitch complete games as the Mets win both games of a doubleheader against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. The final score of each game is 3-2.

1974: The Mets score five runs in the seventh inning on home runs by Rusty Staub and John Milner to defeat the Padres, 6-3, at Shea Stadium.

1976: The Mets defeat the Reds, 5-3, at Shea Stadium. Skip Lockwood strikes out Cincinnati slugger Johnny Bench with the bases loaded in the seventh inning en route to earning a save.

1988: Sid Fernandez and Terry Leach pitch a combined two-hit shutout as the Mets defeat the Astros, 8-0, at Shea Stadium.

1989: Howard Johnson hits a home run in the 10th inning to give the Mets a 3-2 win over the Reds at Shea Stadium.

1991: The Mets defeat the Giants, 6-4, in 12 innings at Shea Stadium. Back-to-back pinch-hit home runs by Mackey Sasser and Mark Carreon tie the game in the ninth. Howard Johnson's homer in the 12th wins it.

1995: Todd Hundley hits a pinch-hit grand slam in the 10th inning for a 5-1 Mets win over the Expos at Montreal.

2005: Jae Seo pitches seven innings of one-hit ball and gets the win in a 3-2 Mets victory over the Phillies at Shea Stadium.

2007: The Mets defeat the Diamondbacks, 5-3, at Arizona. Julio Franco, at 48, becomes the oldest player to hit a home run and steal a base in a major league game.

2008: The Mets score three runs in the ninth inning for a 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks in Arizona.