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New York Mets signed free agent Dick Selma on May 28, 1963.

New York Mets purchased James Loney from the San Diego Padres on May 28, 2016.

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Mets Get 16 Hits Off Marichal but Giants Win, 9-5
New York Daily News, June 16, 1968
In 1968, Juan Marichal pitched a complete-game win over the Mets, giving up 16 hits while doing so. This was clearly an era before pitch counts. At the time the Mets were approaching a .500 record for the first time in their history, and Bill Gallo has a strange cartoon of Gil Hodges wearing a hideous necktie.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Kevin Collins
Born: August 4, 1946
at Springfield, Mass.
Died: February 20, 2016 at Naples, Fla.
Collins
Years with Mets: 1965, 1967 - 1969

89 games. 2 hr, 15 rbi, 0.185
17 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1969
Opponent W L T Pct.
Montreal Expos 13 5 0 .722
Philadelphia Phillies 12 6 0 .667
St. Louis Cardinals 12 6 0 .667
San Diego Padres 11 1 0 .917
Chicago Cubs 10 8 0 .556
Pittsburgh Pirates 10 8 0 .556
Los Angeles Dodgers 8 4 0 .667
San Francisco Giants 8 4 0 .667
Atlanta Braves 8 4 0 .667
Cincinnati Reds 6 6 0 .500
Houston Astros 2 10 0 .167



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