On May 16, 1988 — Mets catcher Gary Carter hits his 299th career home run, connecting for a three-run round tripper off Greg Booker in the seventh inning of the team’s 7-4 victory over the Padres at Jack Murphy Stadium. The future Hall of Fame backstop will go 230 at-bats and three months before hit
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