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New York Mets released Ralph Terry on May 16, 1967.

New York Mets signed free agent Neil Ramirez on May 16, 2017.

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Old Friends Pay Their Respects
Newsday, September 19, 1963
The Polo Grounds, where so much history was made by the New York Giants, from John McGraw and Christy Mathewson to Willie Mays and Bobby Thompson, closes with little fanfare. The Mets go quietly against the Phillies and a chapter of baseball history comes to an end.


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Gil Hodges
Born: April 4, 1924
at Princeton, Ind.
Died: April 2, 1972 at West Palm Beach, Fla.
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Years with Mets: 1962, 1963

65 games. 9 hr, 20 rbi, 0.248
17 runs, 0 stolen bases


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