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New York Mets released Clem Labine on May 1, 1962.

New York Mets released Joe Ginsberg on May 1, 1962.

New York Yankees signed Casey Fossum of the New York Mets as a free agent on May 1, 2009.

New York Mets sold Zack Short to the Boston Red Sox on May 1, 2024.

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Bud Harrelson: Batting Expert
Florida Today, May 13, 1971
Bud Harrelson, known as a glove but not a bat, is leading the Mets with a .329 batting average and has recently had a nine-game hitting streak.
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Josh Smoker
Born: November 26, 1988
at Calhoun, Ga.
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Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1976 Game Results
05/04 Mets 5, Reds 3 Seaver (W, 4-0)
05/05 Reds 2, Mets 0 Hall (L, 1-1)
05/06 Mets 4, Reds 2 Swan (W, 2-1)
05/14 Reds 5, Mets 1 Lolich (L, 2-4)
05/15 Reds 2, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 4-2)
05/16 Mets 7, Reds 5 Matlack (W, 4-0)
05/16 Reds 8, Mets 1 Swan (L, 2-2)
07/20 Mets 2, Reds 1 Koosman (W, 11-6)
07/21 Reds 4, Mets 0 Matlack (L, 10-4)
08/13 Reds 7, Mets 3 Lolich (L, 7-11)
08/14 Mets 2, Reds 1 Espinosa (W, 2-2)
08/15 Mets 1, Reds 0 Koosman (W, 15-7)
1976 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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