 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Akachinjaniswa naJim Beauchamp, Chuck Taylor naChip Coulter kubva kuCardinals kuenda kuNew York Mets nokuda kwaArt Shamsky, Jim Bibby, Rich Folkers naCharlie Hudson musi waOctober 18, 1971. Mwaka wake wakabudirira zvikuru wakauya muna 1973, paakaenda 84 aine 3.35 ERA uye 63 strikeouts mune 96 innings yebasa kuti ave mubatsiri akakosha weMets National League pennant run. Akaonekwa kamwe muNational League Championship Series NLCSuye katatu muWorld Series uye akanga ari mudonzvo anorasikirwa kamwe mumutambo mumwe nomumwe wemitambo miviri yokupedzisira. Akapa imwe-in-out solo home run kuPete Rose uyo akakunda Game 4 yeNLCS yeCincinnati Reds. Inning yegumi nerimwe yeMutambo 3 yeFall Classic, Parker akabvumidza kufamba kweumwe-kunze kuna Ted Kubiak uyo akafambira mberi kuenda kunzvimbo yechipiri paJerry Grote akapfuura bhora apo Ángel Mangual akarova uye akarova Oakland Athletics kukunda kumhanya paBert Campaneris imwe chete kunzvimbo yepakati. 