7,992: Jon Niese brings us 8 #Mets games away from 8,000 by yielding a lead-off infield single to Jose Altuve for our latest no #nohitter.
Of the Mets’ 7,992 games without a no hitter:
- 1,822 games began with a lead-off hit by the Mets’ opponent
- 1,351 potential no-hitters were broken up by a single
- 297 potential no-hitters were broken up by a double
- 63 potential no-hitters were broken up by a triple
- 111 potential no-hitters were broken up by a home run
- 977 of those games were played on the road
- 843 were played at home (61 at Citi Field, 746 at Shea Stadium and 36 at the Polo Grounds)
