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New York Mets purchased Gerry Arrigo from the Cincinnati Reds on May 20, 1966.

New York Mets signed free agent David Aardsma on May 20, 2013.

New York Mets released Joey Wendle on May 20, 2024.

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Lenny rolls the dice: Unlikely heroes, Dykstra and Backman
New York Daily News, October 12, 1986
Lenny Dykstra and Wally Backman have sparked the Mets to a big win in Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Mookie Wilson
Born: February 9, 1956
at Bamberg, S.C.
Wilson
Years with Mets: 1980 - 1989

1116 games. 60 hr, 342 rbi, 0.276
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1984 Game Results
04/13 Cubs 11, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 1-1)
04/14 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Leary (L, 1-1)
05/01 Mets 8, Cubs 1 Gooden (W, 2-1)
05/02 Mets 4, Cubs 3 Lynch (W, 3-0)
07/27 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Gooden (W, 9-6)
07/28 Cubs 11, Mets 4 Sisk (L, 1-3)
07/29 Cubs 3, Mets 0 Terrell (L, 8-8)
07/29 Cubs 5, Mets 1 Berenyi (L, 4-4)
08/06 Cubs 9, Mets 3 Gooden (L, 9-8)
08/07 Cubs 8, Mets 6 Darling (L, 10-5)
08/07 Cubs 8, Mets 4 Lynch (L, 8-7)
08/08 Cubs 7, Mets 6 Gardner (L, 1-1)
09/07 Mets 10, Cubs 0 Gooden (W, 15-8)
09/08 Cubs 6, Mets 0 Terrell (L, 10-11)
09/09 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Darling (W, 12-6)
09/14 Cubs 7, Mets 1 Darling (L, 12-7)
09/15 Cubs 5, Mets 4 Fernandez (L, 4-6)
09/16 Mets 9, Cubs 3 Berenyi (W, 9-6)
1984 totals: 6 wins, 12 losses



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