Vol. 315 - R.A. Dickey, 2013

Set:  2013 Topps Heritage

Subset:  Memorable Moments insert

Card Number:  MM-RA

Misc. Note:  Dickey totaled 25 Ks and just 2 BBs over the impressive 2-game stretch.

Vol. 314 - Al Shirley, 1993

Set:  1993 Classic Best

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  117

Misc. Note:  Capital City (Columbia, S.C.) was the Mets' Class-A affiliate from 1993-2004.

Vol. 313 - Turk Wendell, 1998

Set:  1998 Pacific

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  375

Misc. Note:  Turk attended Quinnipiac College in Hamden, Conn.

Vol. 312 - Kevin McReynolds, 1989

Set:  1989 Topps Major League Leaders

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  27

Misc. Note:  Kevin ranked 5th in the N.L. in HRs (27) and RBIs (99) during the '88 season.

Vol. 311 - Jay Bell, 2003

Set:  2003 Topps Traded & Rookies

Subset:  Chrome parallel

Card Number:  T102

Misc. Note:  Jay is the manager of the Angels' Double-A team in Madison, Ala.

Vol. 310 - Tom Seaver, 1970

Set:  1970 Topps

Subset:  Base, N.L. Playoffs

Card Number:  195

Misc. Note:  Tom Terrific and the Mets bested the Braves, 9-5, in the '69 NLCS opener.

Vol. 309 - Johan Santana, 2010

Set:  2010 Bowman

Subset:  1992 Bowman Throwback insert

Card Number:  BT53

Misc. Note:  Johan earned his only career Gold Glove in 2007 with Minnesota.

Vol. 308 - Gregg Jefferies, 1990

Set:  1990 Topps Bazooka Shining Stars

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  14

Misc. Note:  Gregg led the league with 40 doubles during the '90 season.

Vol. 307 - Jeff Francoeur, 2009

Set:  2009 Upper Deck Signature Stars

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  55

Misc. Note:  Oddly enough, Jeff is the only Met featured in the non-auto portion of this set.

Vol. 306 - Dave Gallagher, 1994

Set:  1994 Score

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  235

Misc. Note:  Dave played for seven different clubs during his nine-year MLB career.

Vol. 305 - Jerry Koosman, 1977

Set:  1977 Hostess

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  77

Misc. Note:  Kooz is one of 5 Mets to be featured among this set's 150-card checklist.

Vol. 304 - Bobby Abreu, 2014

Set:  2014 Topps Update

Subset:  Base, Photo Variation

Card Number:  298

Misc. Note:  Bobby's standard card from the set features him in a home uniform taking a swing.

Vol. 303 - Neil Allen, 1981

Set:  1981 Fleer

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  322

 Misc. Note:  The Mets traded Allen and Rick Ownbey to STL to acquire Keith Hernandez in '83.

Vol. 302 - Mark Clark, 1997

Set:  1997 Topps Finest

Subset:  Base, Finest Hurlers

Card Number:  68

Misc. Note:  Posted 22 wins and a 3.76 ERA over 55 games as a Met (1996-97).

Vol. 301 - Mike Cameron, 2005

Set:  2005 Topps Opening Day

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  6

Misc. Note:  Mike topped the Mets during the '04 season with 30 home runs.

Vol. 300 - Gary Carter, 1989

Set:  1989 Topps Woolworth Baseball Highlights

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  10

Misc. Note:  Tragically, Gary lost his battle with brain cancer on February 16, 2012.

Vol. 299 - David Wright, 2012

Set:  2012 Topps Finest

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  38

Misc. Note:  The black "Kid 8" patch on the right sleeve paid tribute to Gary Carter.

Vol. 298 - Don Aase, 1990

Set:  1990 Upper Deck

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  131

Misc. Note:  Appeared in 49 games out of the bullpen for the Mets in '89, his only season in N.Y.

Vol. 297 - George Stone, 1976

Set:  1976 Topps

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  567

 Misc. Note:  Stone retired from baseball following the '75 season.

Vol. 296 - Francisco Lindor, 2021

Set:  2021 Topps Finest

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  18

Misc. Note:  This was the first Lindor card in my Mets collection.

Vol. 295 - Nolan Ryan, 1992

Set:  1992 Donruss Coca-Cola Nolan Ryan

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  3

Misc. Note:  Nolan was the winning pitcher in Game 3 of the '69 NLCS.

Vol. 294 - Tomas Nido, 2018

Set:  2018 Topps On Demand Rookie Year in Review

Subset:  Base, Rookie Card

Card Number:  26

Misc. Note:  This 49-card set was available exclusively through the Topps website.

Vol. 293 - Ray Knight, 1985

Set:  1985 O-Pee-Chee

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  274

Misc. Note:  Ray batted .391 in the '86 World Series en route to MVP honors.  

Vol. 292 - Paul Lo Duca, 2006

Set:  2006 Topps Turkey Red

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  393

Misc. Note:  Each card in this set was also issued in Red, White and Black parallel versions.

Vol. 291 - Ken Boyer, 1967

Set:  1967 Topps

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  105

Misc. Note:  The former N.L. MVP collected his 2,000th career hit May 10, 1967 vs. CIN.

Vol. 290 - Mike Piazza, 2005

Set:  2005 Upper Deck

Subset:  Base, Checklist

Card Number:  488

Misc. Note:  Mike started 66 games at 1B for the Mets in '04.

Vol. 289 - Kevin Mitchell, 2020

Set:  2020 Donruss

Subset:  Retro '86, Independence Day parallel

Card Number:  214

Misc. Note:  Kevin doubled in three ABs, 7/5/86 vs. HOU.

Vol. 288 - Kevin Tapani, 1990

Set:  1990 Topps Major League Debut '89

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  126

Misc. Note:  Kevin yielded one run over 4 1/3 innings in his MLB debut at Houston's Astrodome.

Vol. 287 - Alex Ochoa, 1996

Set:  1996 Topps Gallery

Subset:  Base, The Futurists

Card Number:  136

Misc. Note:  On July 3, 1996 at Philadelphia, Alex became the 6th Met to hit for the cycle.

Vol. 286 - Kirk Nieuwenhuis, 2012

Set:  2012 Topps Chrome

Subset:  Base, Rookie Card

Card Number:  192

Misc. Note:  Kirk is one of two Mets to ever slug 3 round-trippers in a home game.

Vol. 285 - Sid Fernandez, 1988

Set:  1988 Fleer Star Stickers

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  101

Misc. Note:  Sid ranked 2nd on the Mets staff in 1988 with 189 strikeouts.