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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Mets send Allen, Ownbey to Cards for Hernandez
New York Daily News, June 16, 1983
News report on the Mets transformational blockbuster trade of 1983, when they received Keith Hernandez from the Cardinals for Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey.
Tags: Neil Allen, Keith Hernandez, Rick Ownbey.


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Yoenis Cespedes
Born: October 18, 1985
at Campechuela, Cuba
Cespedes
Years with Mets: 2015 - 2018, 2020

316 games. 76 hr, 205 rbi, 0.279
180 runs, 10 stolen bases


Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1981 Game Results
06/09 Reds 8, Mets 4 Falcone (L, 1-3)
06/10 Reds 2, Mets 0 Jones (L, 1-7)
06/11 Reds 5, Mets 2 Zachry (L, 5-7)
08/21 Reds 2, Mets 0 Zachry (L, 6-8)
08/22 Mets 7, Reds 4 Boitano (W, 1-0)
08/23 Mets 3, Reds 2 Allen (W, 5-3)
08/24 Reds 2, Mets 0 Scott (L, 3-7)
08/28 Reds 5, Mets 2 Allen (L, 5-4)
08/29 Mets 3, Reds 2 Scott (W, 4-7)
08/30 Reds 6, Mets 3 Harris (L, 2-4)
1981 totals: 3 wins, 7 losses



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