Subway Series: Dave who?

Dave Mlicki pitched the first-ever Subway Series game between the two New York teams in June 1997. We look back on the historic game.

Just as he did an hour earlier, New York Mets pitcher Dave Mlicki walked from the team’s dugout to the pitchers mound at Yankee Stadium. It was the same understated stroll he made to and from the dugout during the game only now the Stadium was quiet, empty and dark. It was eerily cool for a mid-June night. The heat — along with the cheering, jeering and chanting — left in the shadow of 56,188 New Yorkers.

Now it was just Mlicki and the mound. No blue and orange cap, no spikes, no glove or uniform, just Mlicki in street clothes carrying a plastic cup. He quietly reached down with his pitching arm, scooped up a handful of dirt from the mound and walked away.