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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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On The Path Of Hodges
Newsday, June 1, 1990
New Mets manager Bud Harrelson sees Gil Hodges as the role model for the kind of manager he'd like to be. Newsday's Steve Jacobsen looks back at Hodges, and speculates how Harrelson might handle a player like Darryl Strawberry differently than Davey Johnson did.
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Charlie Williams
Born: October 11, 1947
at Flushing, N.Y.
Died: January 27, 2015 at Port Orange, Fla.
Williams
Years with Mets: 1971

31 games. 5 - 6, 4.78
53 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1972 Game Results
06/09 Astros 4, Mets 2 Matlack (L, 6-2)
06/10 Mets 5, Astros 3 Koosman (W, 3-3)
06/11 Astros 4, Mets 2 McAndrew (L, 5-2)
06/19 Astros 3, Mets 0 Matlack (L, 7-3)
06/20 Astros 7, Mets 4 McAndrew (L, 5-3)
06/21 Mets 5, Astros 4 Koosman (W, 4-3)
08/21 Mets 4, Astros 2 Matlack (W, 11-7)
08/22 Mets 4, Astros 2 Seaver (W, 15-9)
08/23 Astros 7, Mets 4 Koosman (L, 8-10)
09/01 Astros 8, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 16-10)
09/02 Mets 11, Astros 8 McGraw (W, 5-5)
09/03 Mets 2, Astros 1 McGraw (W, 6-5)
1972 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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