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New York Mets purchased Mike Phillips from the San Francisco Giants on May 3, 1975.

New York Mets released Travis d'Arnaud on May 3, 2019.

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Leiter Lights Way
Newsday, October 5, 1999
The Mets finished the 1999 season tied for the Wild Card with the Reds, forcing a do-or-die Game 163 for the right to advance to the playoffs. Al Leiter got the start, and flourished.
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Dick Smith
Born: May 17, 1939
at Lebanon, Ore.
Died: February 19, 2012 at Medford, Ore.
Smith
Years with Mets: 1963, 1964

66 games. 0 hr, 6 rbi, 0.228
18 runs, 9 stolen bases


Mets vs. Montreal Expos
1972 Game Results
04/18 Expos 7, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 0-1)
05/15 Mets 5, Expos 3 Matlack (W, 4-0)
05/16 Mets 7, Expos 3 Seaver (W, 6-1)
05/17 Mets 12, Expos 2 Gentry (W, 3-1)
05/18 Mets 2, Expos 1 McAndrew (W, 2-1)
06/30 Mets 7, Expos 3 Matlack (W, 8-4)
07/01 Mets 2, Expos 0 Koosman (W, 6-3)
07/02 Expos 4, Mets 3 Rauch (L, 0-1)
07/29 Expos 6, Mets 3 Gentry (L, 5-7)
07/30 Mets 3, Expos 1 McGraw (W, 4-4)
07/31 Mets 4, Expos 2 Frisella (W, 4-5)
09/06 Expos 7, Mets 3 Strom (L, 0-3)
09/07 Expos 4, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 8-11)
10/02 Expos 7, Mets 0 McAndrew (L, 11-8)
10/02 Mets 2, Expos 1 McGraw (W, 8-6)
10/03 Mets 5, Expos 2 Seaver (W, 21-12)
10/03 Mets 4, Expos 3 Frisella (W, 5-8)
10/04 Mets 3, Expos 1 Matlack (W, 15-10)
1972 totals: 12 wins, 6 losses



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