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New York Mets signed free agent Ike Hampton on August 22, 1970.

New York Mets sold Jorge Toca to the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 22, 2003.

New York Mets traded Evan MacLane to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Shawn Green on August 22, 2006.

Los Angeles Dodgers claimed Rod Barajas of the New York Mets on waivers on August 22, 2010.

New York Mets signed free agent Daisuke Matsuzaka on August 22, 2013.

New York Mets purchased Eric Young from the Atlanta Braves on August 22, 2015.

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Mets' Owner Is a Diamond's Best Friend
Newsday, April 12, 1962
A profile of Joan Payson from Newsday's "Paging Women" feature, a section of the paper for news deemed of interest to women. As we saw with an earlier Newsday profile (from 1959), Newsday refers to her as "Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson" and never mentions her actual name, Joan.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Doug Henry
Born: December 10, 1963
at Sacramento, Cal.
Henry
Years with Mets: 1995, 1996

109 games. 5 - 14, 3.87
120 strikeouts, 13 saves


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1995 Game Results
05/26 Giants 6, Mets 4 Henry (L, 1-3)
05/27 Mets 6, Giants 3 Saberhagen (W, 1-1)
05/28 Giants 5, Mets 1 Mlicki (L, 2-1)
06/05 Mets 7, Giants 2 Jones (W, 4-2)
06/06 Giants 2, Mets 1 Franco (L, 2-1)
06/07 Giants 9, Mets 8 Minor (L, 1-2)
06/08 Mets 9, Giants 6 Mlicki (W, 4-1)
08/21 Mets 5, Giants 4 Byrd (W, 1-0)
08/22 Giants 5, Mets 1 Cornelius (L, 1-3)
08/23 Giants 3, Mets 2 Telgheder (L, 0-1)
09/01 Giants 6, Mets 5 Franco (L, 5-3)
09/02 Giants 5, Mets 3 Cornelius (L, 1-5)
09/03 Mets 11, Giants 6 Florence (W, 3-0)
1995 totals: 5 wins, 8 losses



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