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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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Fearless in End
New York Daily News, June 15, 2017
Obituary of Jimmy Piersall, author of Fear Strikes Out and the Met who celebrated his 100th home run by running backwards around the bases. (He still went counter-clockwise, but he was facing in the opposite direction.)
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Craig Brazell
Born: May 10, 1980
at Montgomery, Ala.
Brazell
Years with Mets: 2004

24 games. 1 hr, 3 rbi, 0.265
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Mets vs. Montreal Expos
1987 Game Results
04/30 Mets 11, Expos 3 Aguilera (W, 2-1)
05/01 Mets 7, Expos 6 Orosco (W, 1-1)
05/02 Expos 11, Mets 7 Orosco (L, 1-2)
05/03 Expos 2, Mets 0 Ojeda (L, 2-3)
06/15 Expos 4, Mets 0 Gooden (L, 2-1)
06/16 Mets 7, Expos 3 Leach (W, 5-0)
06/17 Expos 9, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 8-3)
06/18 Mets 10, Expos 7 Sisk (W, 3-1)
07/31 Expos 13, Mets 3 Mitchell (L, 2-3)
08/01 Mets 12, Expos 4 Leach (W, 9-0)
08/02 Mets 7, Expos 4 Darling (W, 7-7)
08/10 Expos 2, Mets 1 Mitchell (L, 3-4)
08/11 Mets 6, Expos 2 Leach (W, 10-0)
08/12 Mets 4, Expos 2 Darling (W, 9-7)
09/16 Mets 10, Expos 0 Gooden (W, 14-6)
09/17 Expos 4, Mets 1 Cone (L, 5-4)
09/23 Mets 4, Expos 3 Candelaria (W, 1-0)
09/24 Expos 5, Mets 4 Aguilera (L, 10-3)
1987 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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