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New York Mets released Gil Hodges on May 22, 1963.

New York Mets traded Preston Wilson, Geoff Goetz and Ed Yarnall to the Florida Marlins for Mike Piazza on May 22, 1998.

New York Mets released Scott Strickland on May 22, 2005.

New York Mets released Jorge Sosa on May 22, 2008.

New York Mets sold Keon Broxton to the Baltimore Orioles on May 22, 2019.

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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.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Keith Hernandez, Gil Hodges, Davey Johnson, Darryl Strawberry.


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Jorge Velandia
Born: January 12, 1975
at Caracas, Venezuela
Velandia
Years with Mets: 2000, 2001, 2003

47 games. 0 hr, 8 rbi, 0.149
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Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1963 Game Results
04/22 Phillies 8, Mets 6 Stallard (L, 0-2)
05/07 Mets 3, Phillies 1 Jackson (W, 3-2)
05/08 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Hook (W, 1-4)
05/09 Mets 3, Phillies 2 MacKenzie (W, 3-0)
06/21 Mets 3, Phillies 1 Jackson (W, 6-7)
06/22 Phillies 2, Mets 0 Craig (L, 2-11)
06/23 Mets 5, Phillies 0 Willey (W, 6-6)
06/23 Mets 4, Phillies 1 Stallard (W, 3-4)
07/19 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Craig (L, 2-16)
07/20 Phillies 5, Mets 1 Jackson (L, 6-11)
07/21 Phillies 8, Mets 0 Willey (L, 7-9)
07/21 Phillies 7, Mets 2 Stallard (L, 3-8)
08/19 Phillies 1, Mets 0 Cisco (L, 7-13)
08/20 Mets 4, Phillies 0 Powell (W, 1-0)
08/20 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Bearnarth (L, 2-5)
09/09 Mets 6, Phillies 3 Craig (W, 5-20)
09/17 Phillies 8, Mets 6 Stallard (L, 6-16)
09/18 Phillies 5, Mets 1 Anderson (L, 0-1)
1963 totals: 8 wins, 10 losses



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