(Originally published by the Daily News on September 15, 1996. This story was written by Thomas Hill.)
Todd Hundley knew he was eventually going to provide the Mets' final dramatic moment of this season. But finding a proper time and place for an achievement that dwarfed everything else he had ever done was important, too.
Somehow, in the middle of a cool and quiet late summer afternoon at Shea yesterday, Hundley suddenly discovered his stage was set. He recognized the chance, seized it and created an epic event.
With a national television audience watching a game carrying playoff implications for the defending world champion Braves, Hundley hit his 41st home and grabbed sole possession of the single season major-league record for home runs by a catcher.