2.9K views · 46 reactions | ⚾️On April 7, 1984 New York’s Dwight Gooden gives up just 3 hits and 1 run in 5 innings in his MLB debut, earning the victory when the Mets beat Houston, 5-3. The Mets’ 19 year-old rookie right-hander, anxious to get to the Astrodome before his start, arrives so early before his start that he had to jump a fence to gain entry into the closed ballpark.⚾️ #Doc #DrK #Mets | Davenport Sports Network | Facebook

⚾️On September 12, 1984 Mets’ right-hander Dwight Gooden breaks the season strikeout record for a rookie when he whiffs Marvell Wynne in the 6th inning of his 2-0 complete-game victory over the Pirates at Shea Stadium. By whiffing 16 Bucs, Gooden’s total of 251 is 6 more than Herb Score's 1955 record mark.⚾️ #Doc #DrK | Davenport Sports Network