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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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Fernando Tatis
Born: January 1, 1975
at San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
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Years with Mets: 2008 - 2010

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Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1966 Game Results
05/30 Phillies 7, Mets 2 Richardson (L, 0-2)
05/30 Mets 3, Phillies 1 Fisher (W, 2-5)
05/31 Phillies 6, Mets 4 Bearnarth (L, 1-2)
06/28 Phillies 1, Mets 0 Friend (L, 1-1)
06/29 Phillies 5, Mets 2 Gardner (L, 2-6)
06/30 Phillies 1, Mets 0 Shaw (L, 4-1)
07/04 Mets 9, Phillies 6 Shaw (W, 5-1)
07/04 Mets 8, Phillies 1 Fisher (W, 6-8)
07/05 Phillies 3, Mets 1 Hepler (L, 1-1)
07/06 Mets 7, Phillies 5 Sutherland (W, 1-0)
07/07 Mets 9, Phillies 6 Arrigo (W, 2-1)
08/19 Phillies 5, Mets 4 Friend (L, 4-4)
08/20 Phillies 5, Mets 4 Selma (L, 3-4)
08/21 Mets 6, Phillies 5 Hepler (W, 3-2)
08/21 Mets 5, Phillies 1 McGraw (W, 2-5)
09/02 Phillies 6, Mets 0 Miller (L, 0-1)
09/03 Phillies 8, Mets 4 Shaw (L, 9-8)
09/04 Phillies 5, Mets 0 McGraw (L, 2-7)
1966 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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