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New York Mets purchased Jim Piersall from the Washington Senators on May 23, 1963.

New York Mets claimed Aaron Altherr on waivers from the San Francisco Giants on May 23, 2019.

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Cubs Top Mets in 2 Games; Brock HR Hits Bleachers
New York Daily News, June 18, 1962
On the surface, it looks like just another pair of losses for the 1962 Mets, but one of these games has become the stuff of Mets lore: It's when Marvelous Marv Throneberry hit a triple but was called out for failing to touch first base.
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Kevin Plawecki
Born: February 26, 1991
at Carmel, Ind.
Plawecki
Years with Mets: 2015 - 2018

237 games. 14 hr, 75 rbi, 0.218
68 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2010
Opponent W L T Pct.
Washington Nationals 9 9 0 .500
Philadelphia Phillies 9 9 0 .500
Atlanta Braves 7 11 0 .389
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 1 0 .857
Florida Marlins 6 12 0 .333
Houston Astros 4 3 0 .571
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 3 0 .571
Chicago Cubs 4 3 0 .571
Colorado Rockies 3 3 0 .500
Cleveland Indians 3 0 0 1.000
New York Yankees 3 3 0 .500
Baltimore Orioles 3 0 0 1.000
San Diego Padres 3 3 0 .500
St. Louis Cardinals 3 3 0 .500
San Francisco Giants 3 4 0 .429
Detroit Tigers 2 1 0 .667
Milwaukee Brewers 2 5 0 .286
Minnesota Twins 2 1 0 .667
Cincinnati Reds 2 4 0 .333
Arizona Diamondbacks 1 5 0 .167



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