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New York Mets signed free agent Hansel Robles on August 21, 2008.

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Mets' Owner Is a Diamond's Best Friend
Newsday, April 12, 1962
A profile of Joan Payson from Newsday's "Paging Women" feature, a section of the paper for news deemed of interest to women. As we saw with an earlier Newsday profile (from 1959), Newsday refers to her as "Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson" and never mentions her actual name, Joan.
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Dave Marshall
Born: January 14, 1943
at Artesia, Cal.
Died: June 6, 2019 at Long Beach, Cal.
Marshall
Years with Mets: 1970 - 1972

264 games. 13 hr, 61 rbi, 0.243
70 runs, 10 stolen bases


Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
1971 Game Results
05/17 Braves 4, Mets 3 Taylor (L, 1-1)
05/18 Braves 8, Mets 6 McAndrew (L, 0-2)
05/21 Mets 6, Braves 2 Ryan (W, 5-1)
05/22 Mets 8, Braves 7 Taylor (W, 2-1)
05/23 Mets 4, Braves 0 Sadecki (W, 2-0)
07/02 Braves 3, Mets 2 Frisella (L, 4-2)
07/03 Braves 7, Mets 1 Gentry (L, 7-6)
07/04 Braves 2, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 10-4)
08/05 Braves 2, Mets 1 Taylor (L, 2-2)
08/06 Mets 9, Braves 1 Seaver (W, 12-8)
08/07 Mets 20, Braves 6 Ryan (W, 9-9)
08/08 Braves 5, Mets 0 Williams (L, 4-6)
1971 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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