' Doc ' Gooden led the Mets to a 2 - 0 shutout over the Pittsburgh Pirates this day .
1984 -- Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets set a rookie strikeout record by fanning his 251st batter of the season .
' Doc ' Gooden led the New York Mets to a 2 - 0 shutout over the Pittsburgh Pirates this day .
1984 -- Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets set a rookie strikeout record by fanning his 251st batter of the season .