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New York Mets sold Butch Metzger to the Philadelphia Phillies on July 4, 1978.

New York Mets signed free agent Miguel Batista on July 4, 2011.

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Man Who Built Yankees, George Weiss, Dies at 78
Newsday, August 14, 1972
Not only did Weiss build a dynasty in the Bronx, but he also helped build the franchise that would call Queens its home. He would serve as President of the Mets from 1962 to 1964. This is his obituary.
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Ron Hodges
Born: June 22, 1949
at Rocky Mount, Va.
Died: November 24, 2023 at Roanoke, Va.
Hodges
Years with Mets: 1973 - 1984

666 games. 19 hr, 147 rbi, 0.240
119 runs, 10 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1968
Opponent W L T Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers 11 7 0 .611
Chicago Cubs 10 8 0 .556
Pittsburgh Pirates 9 9 0 .500
Cincinnati Reds 8 10 0 .444
Houston Astros 8 10 0 .444
Philadelphia Phillies 8 10 0 .444
San Francisco Giants 7 11 0 .389
St. Louis Cardinals 6 12 0 .333
Atlanta Braves 6 12 1 .333



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