On April 1st, 1997, the Padres score 11 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning en route to a 12-5 rout of the Mets. Setting a record for the most runs scored in one inning of an Opening Day contest this century. Chris Gomez, Rickey Henderson, and Quilvio Veras lead the attack with back-to-back-to-back home runs.

Rickey Henderson played with 9 teams in his career, including both the Mets and the Padres. On this day in 1997, he was with the Padres as they scored 11 runs in the 6th inning.

Since a baseball season is long, one game does not matter in the way it does in a sport like football. The Mets ended the year with a 88-74 record finishing 3rd in their division. While the Padres finished last in their division with a 76-86 record. But for one day, the Padres were the better team.

In his 25-year career, Rickey hit 297 homers. Today, the first April 1st without Rickey Henderson since 1980, we remember just one of them.