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Willie Boy's HR Tells 'Em He's Here: Mays, Staub Belt Giants, 5-4
New York Daily News, May 15, 1972
Game account of Willie Mays' debut with the Mets. Plus a Bill Gallo cartoon comparing Tug McGraw with John McGraw.
Tags: Willie Mays, Tug McGraw.


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Gil Flores
Born: October 27, 1952
at Ponce, P.R.
Flores
Years with Mets: 1978, 1979

81 games. 1 hr, 11 rbi, 0.213
17 runs, 3 stolen bases


All-Time Mets Leaders
Stolen Bases
1. Jose Reyes 408 Reyes
2. Mookie Wilson 281
3. Howard Johnson 202
4. David Wright 196
5. Darryl Strawberry 191
6. Lee Mazzilli 152 Wilson
7. Lenny Dykstra 116
8. Bud Harrelson 115
9. Wally Backman 106
10. Roger Cedeno 105



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