INTRODUCTION From The Sports Time Traveler™
The Mets lost game 1 of the 1973 NLCS in a heartbreaker 2 - 1. Johnny Bench’s home run in the bottom of the 9th won the game for the Reds in front of the home town fans.
The dramatic homer wiped out a championship series strikeout record performance by Tom Seaver who had whiffed 13 Reds and held a 1 - 0 lead …