This day in NY sports history: Aug. 8, 1979
THIS DAY IN NY SPORTS HISTORY
Wednesday, Aug. 22, 1984
Gooden strikes out 200 as a rookie
Dwight Gooden, 19, struck out Bobby Brown in the eighth inning of a 5-2 Mets win over the Padres to become the 11th rookie pitcher to strike out 200 batters in one season. Gooden tossed a complete game, allowing two runs with nine strikeouts for his 12th win of the season. In his next six starts, Gooden struck out 74 - including consecutive 16-strikeout performances - to finish with a league-high 276, the most ever by a rookie.
'I've never seen fire sitting on the water' Three Newsday photographers talk to NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland about covering the tragic crash of TWA Flight 800 in 1996.
'I've never seen fire sitting on the water' Three Newsday photographers talk to NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland about covering the tragic crash of TWA Flight 800 in 1996.
