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New York Mets purchased Jim Piersall from the Washington Senators on May 23, 1963.

New York Mets claimed Aaron Altherr on waivers from the San Francisco Giants on May 23, 2019.

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Ex-Dodger star Lavagetto dies
San Francisco Examiner, August 11, 1990
Cookie Lavagetto was one of Casey Stengel's coaches during the 1962 and 1963 seasons. His place in Mets lore is as part of a Marv Throneberry anecdote, where he tells his manager, "Don’t bother arguing Casey, he missed first base too.”
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Jonathan Villar
Born: May 2, 1991
at La Vega, Dominican Republic
Villar
Years with Mets: 2021

142 games. 18 hr, 42 rbi, 0.249
63 runs, 14 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1980
Opponent W L T Pct.
Pittsburgh Pirates 10 8 0 .556
St. Louis Cardinals 9 9 0 .500
Atlanta Braves 9 3 0 .750
Chicago Cubs 8 10 0 .444
Montreal Expos 8 10 0 .444
Philadelphia Phillies 6 12 0 .333
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 7 0 .417
Cincinnati Reds 4 8 0 .333
Houston Astros 4 8 0 .333
San Francisco Giants 3 9 0 .250
San Diego Padres 1 11 0 .083



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