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| 1975 | Rusty Staub becomes the first Mets player in the franchise's 14-year history to drive in one hundred runs in a season. A fifth-inning two-run blast off Donnie Moore accounts for Le Grand Orange's 100th RBI, contributing to the team's 7-5 comeback victory over the Cubs at Shea Stadium. |
| 1999 | Slammin' Sammy Sosa becomes the first player in major league history to hit 60 homers in a season twice when he hits a sixth-inning solo shot off right-hander Jason Bere in the Cubs' 7-4 loss to the Brewers at Wrigley Field. The 30-year-old Dominican outfielder hit 66 home runs in last season's historic home run race with Mark McGwire. |
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