Vol 254 - Bud Harrelson, 1999

Set:  1999 Fleer Sports Illustrated Greats of the Game

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  81

Misc. Note:  Bud's 1,322 games played are fourth most on the Mets all-time list.

Vol. 253 - David Peterson, 2020

Set:  2020 Topps Now

Subset:  Base, Call-Up

Card Number:  26

Misc. Note:  According to the Topps website, the print run on this card was 709.

Vol. 252 - Heath Bell, 2006

Set:  2006 Upper Deck

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  1122

Misc. Note:  As of this post, there are three Heath Bell cards in my Mets collection.

Vol. 251 - Gavin Cecchini, 2017

Set:  2017 Topps Fire

Subset:  Base, Rookie Card

Card Number:  142

Misc. Note:  Belted his only career home run, 6/19/17 at LAD.

Vol. 250 - Davey Johnson, 1988

Set:  1988 Donruss All-Stars

Subset:  Pop-Ups

Card Number:  NNO

Misc. Note:  With Davey as skipper, the N.L. side won a 13-inning affair, 2-0, in 1987.

Vol. 249 - Chris Donnels, 1991

Set:  1991 ProCards Triple A All-Stars

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  AAA47

Misc. Note:  Batted .303 with 8 HR and 56 RBIs in 84 games for Tidewater in '91.

Vol. 248 - Zack Wheeler, 2013

Set:  2013 Bowman Chrome

Subset:  Refractor, Rookie Card

Card Number:  49

Misc. Note:  Earned a 'W' in his big league debut, 6/18/13 at ATL.

Vol. 247 - John Stearns, 1983

Set:  1983 Donruss

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  380

Misc. Note:  Holds the career INT record (16) at U. of Colorado where he was a two-sport star.

Vol. 246 - Yusmeiro Petit, 2004

Set:  2004 Bowman Heritage

Subset:  Base, First Year

Card Number:  253

Misc. Note:  Yusmeio was part of the trade package that yielded Carlos Delgado from the Marlins.

Vol. 245 - Dwight Gooden, 1991

Set:  1991 Upper Deck

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  224

Misc. Note:  Recorded 14 K's in a complete game gem vs. MTL, 4/13/91.

Vol. 244 - Dilson Herrera, 2015

Set:  2015 Topps Archives

Subset:  1990 Topps All-Star Rookies insert

Card Number:  90ASIDH

Misc. Note:  Dilson is the only Met represented in this 20-card insert set.

Vol. 243 - Edwin Diaz, 2019

Set:  2019 Topps Archives

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  68

Misc. Note:  With the Mariners in 2018, Edwin led the A.L. with 57 saves.

Vol. 242 - Elliott Maddox, 1981

Set:  1981 Donruss

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  397

Misc. Note:  Led the league with six HBP in 1980, his final season in the majors.

Vol. 241 - Nick Evans, 2009

Set:  2009 Topps Heritage

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  521

Misc. Note:  This card is part of the 220-card "High Numbers" portion of the '09 Heritage set.

Vol. 240 - Darryl Strawberry, 1989

Set:  1989 Starting Lineup

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  NNO

Misc. Note:  Despite a .225 AVG during the '89 season, Straw finished 6th in the N.L. in homers (29).

 

Vol. 239 - Dan Frisella, 1968

Set:  1968 Topps

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  191

Misc. Note:  This is Danny's rookie card.

Vol. 238 - Jason Vargas, 2018

Set:  2018 Topps Big League

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  41

Misc. Note:  As of this post, there are four Jason Vargas cards in my Mets collection.

Vol. 237 - Joe McEwing, 2003

Set:  2003 Upper Deck First Pitch

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  224

Misc. Note:  "Super Joe" presently serves as Third Base Coach for the White Sox.

Vol. 236 - Duke Snider, 2021

Set:  2021 Topps Now Turn Back the Clock

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  1

Misc. Note:  There were only 647 copies of this card produced by Topps.

Vol. 235 - David Wright, 2008

Set:  2008 Topps Back to School

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  TB5

Misc. Note:  Part of an 8-card Target-exclusive set inserted in specially marked packs of '08 Topps.

Vol. 234 - Bill Taylor, 1999

Set:  1999 Topps Traded & Rookies

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  T120

Misc. Note:  As of this post, this is the only Billy Taylor card in my Mets collection.

Vol. 233 - Bobby Jones, 1994

Set:  1994 O-Pee-Chee

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  108

Misc. Note:  Finished 8th in N.L. ROY voting in 1994 after posting 12 wins and a 3.15 ERA.

Vol. 232 - Robin Ventura, 2000

Set:  2000 Pacific Private Stock

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  96

Misc. Note:  Robin is tied for 5th all-time with 18 career grand slams.

Vol. 231 - Matt Harvey, 2014

Set:  2014 Topps Archives

Subset:  1987 Topps All-Stars insert

Card Number:  87-MH

Misc. Note:  Harvey got the starting nod for the N.L. in the 2013 Midsummer Classic.

Vol. 230 - Tug McGraw, 1966

Set:  1966 Topps

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  124

Misc. Note:  This is Tug's second-year Topps card and his first stand-alone card.

Vol. 229 - Jason Isringhausen, 1996

Set:  1996 Donruss

Subset:  Diamond Kings

Card Number:  DK-19

Misc. Note:  The '96 Diamond Kings are serial numbered to /10,000.

Vol. 228 - Ronny Mauricio, 2019

Set:  2019 Topps Heritage Minor League

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  153

Misc. Note:  Mauricio was ranked as the Mets' #2 prospect by MLB.com entering the '21 season.

Vol. 227 - Carl Everett, 1998

Set:  1998 Topps

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  157

Misc. Note:  The Mets dealt Carl to the Astros in exchange for reliever John Hudek, 12/22/97.

Vol. 226 - Clint Hurdle, 1986

Set:  1986 Donruss

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  434

Misc. Note:  Donruss and Topps were the only companies to include Clint in their 1986 sets.

Vol. 225 - Carlos Delgado, 2006

Set:  2006 Bowman Heritage

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  20

Misc. Note:  Blasted his first home run as a Met in his second game with the club (4/5/06 vs. WSH).

Vol. 224 - Jenrry Mejia, 2015

Set:  2015 Topps Allen & Ginter

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  280

Misc. Note:  Recorded a team-high 28 saves for New York in 2014.