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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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New York Daily News, November 14, 2019
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Ty Wigginton
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1973 Game Results
04/17 Cubs 1, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 2-1)
04/18 Cubs 1, Mets 0 Matlack (L, 1-2)
04/19 Mets 3, Cubs 1 Koosman (W, 2-0)
04/19 Cubs 7, Mets 0 McAndrew (L, 0-2)
05/15 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Koosman (L, 5-1)
06/25 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Matlack (L, 4-10)
06/26 Cubs 5, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 6-6)
06/29 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Capra (L, 0-2)
06/30 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Matlack (W, 5-10)
07/01 Mets 6, Cubs 5 Koosman (W, 7-6)
07/01 Cubs 6, Mets 5 McGraw (L, 0-3)
09/15 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Stone (W, 11-3)
09/15 Cubs 7, Mets 0 Sadecki (L, 4-4)
09/16 Mets 4, Cubs 3 McGraw (W, 4-6)
09/30 Cubs 1, Mets 0 Matlack (L, 14-16)
09/30 Mets 9, Cubs 2 Koosman (W, 14-15)
10/01 Mets 6, Cubs 4 Seaver (W, 19-10)
1973 totals: 7 wins, 10 losses



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