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New York Mets traded Charlie Neal and Sammy Taylor to the Cincinnati Reds for Jesse Gonder on July 1, 1963.

New York Mets released Al Weis on July 1, 1971.

New York Mets signed free agent Alex Escobar on July 1, 1995.

New York Mets traded Roberto Alomar to the Chicago White Sox for Royce Ring, Edwin Almonte and Andrew Salvo on July 1, 2003.

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Charlie Neal
Born: January 30, 1931
at Longview, Tex.
Died: November 16, 1996 at Dallas, Tex.
Neal
Years with Mets: 1962, 1963

208 games. 14 hr, 76 rbi, 0.248
85 runs, 3 stolen bases


All-Time Mets Leaders
Runs Batted In
1. David Wright 970 Wright
2. Darryl Strawberry 733
3. Mike Piazza 655
4. Howard Johnson 629
5. Ed Kranepool 614
6. Carlos Beltran 559 Strawberry
7. Pete Alonso 544
8. Edgardo Alfonzo 538
9. Cleon Jones 521
Jose Reyes 521



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