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New York Mets released Ray Sadecki on May 2, 1977.

New York Mets signed free agent Juan Castillo on May 2, 1988.

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Newsday, April 12, 1962
A profile of Joan Payson from Newsday's "Paging Women" feature, a section of the paper for news deemed of interest to women. As we saw with an earlier Newsday profile (from 1959), Newsday refers to her as "Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson" and never mentions her actual name, Joan.
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Brian Ostrosser
Born: June 17, 1949
at Hamilton, Ont., Canada
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Years with Mets: 1973

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Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1981
Opponent W L T Pct.
Chicago Cubs 8 5 1 .615
Philadelphia Phillies 7 7 0 .500
St. Louis Cardinals 6 5 0 .545
Cincinnati Reds 3 7 0 .300
Houston Astros 3 6 0 .333
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 6 1 .333
Atlanta Braves 3 3 0 .500
Montreal Expos 3 9 0 .250
San Francisco Giants 2 4 0 .333
San Diego Padres 2 5 0 .286
Los Angeles Dodgers 1 5 0 .167



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