Metly Opponents

[Centerfield]

While wasting time on sporcle, I noticed that the Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day Lineup in 1991 had a very Met-ly look:

CF Brett Butler
2B Juan Samuel
RF Darryl Strawberry
1B Eddie Murray
LF Kal Daniels
3B Lenny Harris
C Mike Scioscia
SS Alfredo Griffin
P Tim Belcher

That's five of nine. My challenge to you (and I don't know if there is an answer to this) scour all box scores you can get your hands on and get me an opponents' starting lineup that has five or more one-time Mets.

[TransMonk]

Can we use AL lineups? If so, can we count pitchers in addition to DHs?

For example:

Saturday, August 31, 1996 - Kingdome
Orioles @ Mariners

Roberto Alomar 2B
Brady Anderson CF
Cal Ripken SS
Rafael Palmeiro 1B
Bobby Bonilla RF
Todd Zeile 3B
Eddie Murray DH
Pete Incaviglia LF
Mark Parent C
Scott Erickson P

OE: Davey Johnson, Mgr.

Edited January 7, 2011 by Guest

[dinosaur jesus]

Here's one with six: Dodgers, September 20, 1960. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN196009200.shtml

1 Maury Wills SS
2 Charlie Neal 2B
3 Willie Davis CF
4 Tommy Davis LF
5 Gil Hodges 1B
6 Frank Howard RF
7 Charley Smith 3B
8 Joe Pignatano C
9 Roger Craig P

Plus Snider pinch-hit. They lost.

[RealityChuck]

Howard wore a Mets uniform, too.

[Benjamin Grimm]

This game had seven Mets players in the opposing starting lineup. (And nine in the Mets lineup.)

That's the only Mets game that had as many as seven. The following games had six:

http://leaptoad.com/mets/gamedetail.php?gameno=2379
http://leaptoad.com/mets/gamedetail.php?gameno=4708
http://leaptoad.com/mets/gamedetail.php?gameno=4763
http://leaptoad.com/mets/gamedetail.php?gameno=4765
http://leaptoad.com/mets/gamedetail.php?gameno=4766
http://leaptoad.com/mets/gamedetail.php?gameno=4775
http://leaptoad.com/mets/gamedetail.php?gameno=5197
http://leaptoad.com/mets/gamedetail.php?gameno=5662
http://leaptoad.com/mets/gamedetail.php?gameno=5663
http://leaptoad.com/mets/gamedetail.php?gameno=5759
http://leaptoad.com/mets/gamedetail.php?gameno=5763
http://leaptoad.com/mets/gamedetail.php?gameno=5892

[seawolf17]

And wasn't Charles Johnson a phantom Met?

[Guest Edgy DC]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200307170.shtml

1. Rickey Henderson LF
   
2. Alex Cora 2B
   
3. Shawn Green RF
   
4. Paul Lo Duca 1B
   
5. Jeromy Burnitz CF
   
6. Adrian Beltre 3B
   
7. David Ross C
   
8. Cesar Izturis SS
   
9. Hideo Nomo P

The Dodgers of the second half of 2003 were sick with Mets.

[Theoldmole]

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