A key pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the late fifties and early sixties, Bob Friend still holds the Pirates' career records for innings pitched (3480), strikeouts (1682), and batters faced (14,644). 

The four-time All Star played with Pittsburgh for fifteen years, but the last year of his MLB career saw him play in New York… adding  delightful footnote. He played the first half of the season with the New York Yankees, and the second half of the season with the New York Mets. Truly a friend of the Big Apple. 

For today's classic game, the Houston Astros are visiting the Mets at Shea Stadium. Bob Friend is on the mound, and is preparing to throw nine straight innings. 

We join Mets Radio and the original team of Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy, and Ralph Kiner, for the second game in this double header.

You can find the boxscore here: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN196607172.shtml

This game was played on July 17th, 1966.