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New York Mets purchased Jim Piersall from the Washington Senators on May 23, 1963.

New York Mets claimed Aaron Altherr on waivers from the San Francisco Giants on May 23, 2019.

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Bud Harrelson Worked Hard to Work Things Out
New York Daily News, March 25, 1976
Bud Harrelson has endured a bad knee, a broken marriage (his wife ran off with a younger man) and a failed business, but in spring 1976 he feels things are looking up.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Felix Mantilla
Born: July 29, 1934
at Isabela, P.R.
Died: January 10, 2025
Mantilla
Years with Mets: 1962

141 games. 11 hr, 59 rbi, 0.275
54 runs, 3 stolen bases


Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1974 Game Results
05/27 Reds 4, Mets 2 Seaver (L, 2-5)
05/28 Reds 7, Mets 2 Stone (L, 2-4)
05/29 Reds 3, Mets 2 Parker (L, 1-3)
06/03 Reds 5, Mets 2 Matlack (L, 5-3)
06/04 Reds 6, Mets 3 Sadecki (L, 2-2)
06/06 Mets 4, Reds 3 Sadecki (W, 3-2)
08/09 Mets 4, Reds 1 Apodaca (W, 4-5)
08/10 Reds 5, Mets 3 Sadecki (L, 4-6)
08/11 Reds 10, Mets 4 Koosman (L, 11-8)
08/16 Mets 2, Reds 1 McGraw (W, 4-6)
08/17 Reds 6, Mets 2 Parker (L, 4-11)
08/18 Reds 6, Mets 5 Matlack (L, 11-10)
1974 totals: 3 wins, 9 losses



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