Chipper jones last game vs mets

Postseason Batting Postseason Game Log. Standard Fielding. Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors. Hall of Fame Statistics. Similarity Scores Explanation of Similarity Scores. More Jones Pages. Full Site Menu Return to Top. Louis Cardinals. We're Social Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. Did not play in major or minor leagues Injured. MVP , RoY This, to me, will always be the game that cemented Chipper's MVP award as well as his status as the Mets' public enemy 1.

It didn't hurt that he homered in both of the next two games in the series also Braves wins. More on Chipper's exploits vs. Chipper tied the game at 1 with an RBI double and then smoked a tie-breaking, 2-run homer in the bottom of the 8th.

The win helped the Braves solidify the last division title of the Streak and sent the Mets further behind the eventual Wild-Card winning Astros. This is Chipper's most dominant game vs. The only thing holding this game back in the rankings is that it was a blowout, with the Braves leading before the Mets tacked on 4 garbage-time runs. Still, Chipper was the main reason that it was such a blowout, stretching the lead from to with a solo homer and a grand slam.

The Braves won the division going away, while the Mets finished 4 back of the Marlins for the Wild Card. This is the only early-season game on the list thanks to the strike, this was just the Braves' 14th game of the year , but it's on here for good reason.

First off, it's Chipper's first career appearance against the Mets. And second off, he hit a game-winning homer in the 9th, the first HR of his career. Not a bad way to introduce yourself to a division rival, huh? Not counting the postseason, Jones finished the year with a slash line of. Thirty of his homers came after June 15 — 10 in 27 regular-season games in September and October.

Jones appeared on all 32 ballots, finishing second on two and third on the other. He finished his career with a.

Jones was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in on the first ballot, receiving But never did he shine more brightly than on three days in September at Turner Field, when he murdered the Mets and pushed the Braves to the NL East title.

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