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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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Drafty Start: 'Chil', Frost
Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY), June 8, 1966
The Mets chose catcher Steve Chilcott as the number one draft pick in the nation in 1966, famously bypassing Reggie Jackson, who went second to the Kansas City A's.
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Charley Smith
Born: September 15, 1937
at Charleston, S.C.
Died: November 29, 1994 at Reno, Nev.
Smith
Years with Mets: 1964, 1965

262 games. 36 hr, 120 rbi, 0.242
93 runs, 4 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Diego Padres
1972 Game Results
04/25 Mets 2, Padres 1 Capra (W, 1-0)
04/26 Mets 5, Padres 1 Seaver (W, 3-0)
04/27 Mets 4, Padres 3 Gentry (W, 1-1)
05/05 Padres 6, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 0-3)
05/06 Padres 6, Mets 2 Seaver (L, 4-1)
05/07 Mets 8, Padres 6 McGraw (W, 1-0)
07/04 Mets 2, Padres 0 Seaver (W, 11-4)
07/04 Padres 4, Mets 2 Frisella (L, 3-3)
07/06 Padres 1, Mets 0 McGraw (L, 3-3)
07/14 Mets 3, Padres 2 Seaver (W, 12-5)
07/15 Mets 2, Padres 1 Gentry (W, 4-6)
07/16 Padres 7, Mets 3 Koosman (L, 6-5)
1972 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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