The Fourth of July is about celebrating America’s independence from England. On July 4, 1985, the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves played in one of baseball’s wildest games on the American holiday. A 19-inning affair which lasted into the wee hours of the following morning ended with a final score of 16-13 in favor of visiting Mets.
Before the fireworks went off in the sky, first baseman Keith Hernandez made some of his own. He knocked a double in the first inning, a triple in the fourth, and a home run in the eighth. Finally, in inning number twelve, Hernandez singled to complete the feat.