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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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Mets Get 16 Hits Off Marichal but Giants Win, 9-5
New York Daily News, June 16, 1968
In 1968, Juan Marichal pitched a complete-game win over the Mets, giving up 16 hits while doing so. This was clearly an era before pitch counts. At the time the Mets were approaching a .500 record for the first time in their history, and Bill Gallo has a strange cartoon of Gil Hodges wearing a hideous necktie.
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Mike Piazza
Born: September 4, 1968
at Norristown, Pa.
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Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1963 Game Results
04/29 Mets 4, Dodgers 2 Craig (W, 2-2)
05/19 Dodgers 1, Mets 0 Craig (L, 2-6)
05/19 Dodgers 4, Mets 2 MacKenzie (L, 3-1)
05/21 Dodgers 4, Mets 2 Cisco (L, 1-4)
05/22 Dodgers 7, Mets 3 Willey (L, 4-3)
07/10 Dodgers 1, Mets 0 Willey (L, 6-8)
07/11 Dodgers 4, Mets 3 Craig (L, 2-14)
07/12 Dodgers 6, Mets 0 Jackson (L, 6-10)
07/13 Dodgers 11, Mets 2 Stallard (L, 3-7)
07/30 Mets 5, Dodgers 1 Stallard (W, 4-9)
07/31 Dodgers 5, Mets 3 Craig (L, 2-19)
08/16 Dodgers 9, Mets 7 Bearnarth (L, 2-4)
08/17 Dodgers 3, Mets 2 Stallard (L, 6-11)
08/18 Dodgers 7, Mets 0 Jackson (L, 8-15)
08/18 Dodgers 3, Mets 2 Willey (L, 7-11)
09/24 Dodgers 4, Mets 1 Stallard (L, 6-17)
09/25 Dodgers 1, Mets 0 Craig (L, 5-22)
09/26 Dodgers 5, Mets 4 Cisco (L, 7-15)
1963 totals: 2 wins, 16 losses



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