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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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Shea's New 3d Loop Is 'The Continental'
New York Daily News, July 28, 1959
An earlier tactic of Bill Shea in his effort to bring a new team to New York was to form a third Major League, known as the Continental League. This was a significant step in the eventual birth of the Mets.
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Skip Lockwood
Born: August 17, 1946
at Boston, Mass.
Lockwood
Years with Mets: 1975 - 1979

227 games. 24 - 36, 2.80
368 strikeouts, 65 saves


Mets vs. Washington Nationals
2005 Game Results
04/22 Mets 3, Nationals 1 Glavine (W, 1-2)
04/23 Mets 10, Nationals 5 Seo (W, 1-0)
04/24 Nationals 11, Mets 4 Zambrano (L, 1-2)
04/29 Nationals 5, Mets 1 Seo (L, 1-1)
04/30 Nationals 5, Mets 3 Zambrano (L, 1-3)
05/01 Mets 6, Nationals 3 Hernandez (W, 2-0)
07/04 Mets 5, Nationals 2 Hernandez (W, 4-2)
07/05 Nationals 3, Mets 2 Martinez (L, 9-3)
07/06 Mets 5, Nationals 3 Glavine (W, 6-7)
07/07 Mets 3, Nationals 2 Bell (W, 1-3)
08/19 Mets 1, Nationals 0 Seo (W, 5-1)
08/20 Mets 9, Nationals 8 Hernandez (W, 6-5)
08/21 Nationals 7, Mets 4 Benson (L, 9-5)
09/13 Nationals 4, Mets 2 Glavine (L, 10-13)
09/14 Nationals 6, Mets 3 Benson (L, 9-8)
09/15 Nationals 6, Mets 5 Hernandez (L, 6-6)
09/23 Mets 5, Nationals 2 Hernandez (W, 8-6)
09/24 Mets 5, Nationals 2 Glavine (W, 12-13)
09/25 Mets 6, Nationals 5 Padilla (W, 2-1)
2005 totals: 11 wins, 8 losses



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