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New York Mets signed free agent Cleon Jones on July 5, 1962.

New York Mets claimed Chris Schwinden on waivers from the New York Yankees on July 5, 2012.

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This Rich Ball Fan Can Afford a Diamond
Newsday, June 22, 1959
A profile of Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson (the article doesn't even mention her first name, Joan) as she prepares to work with William A. Shea to bring a team to New York to replace the Dodgers and Giants.
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Tim Bogar
Born: October 28, 1966
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297 games. 6 hr, 57 rbi, 0.242
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1. Ed Kranepool 1853 Kranepool
2. David Wright 1585
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6. Cleon Jones 1201 Wright
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8. Mookie Wilson 1116
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10. Edgardo Alfonzo 1086



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