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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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Old Friends Pay Their Respects
Newsday, September 19, 1963
The Polo Grounds, where so much history was made by the New York Giants, from John McGraw and Christy Mathewson to Willie Mays and Bobby Thompson, closes with little fanfare. The Mets go quietly against the Phillies and a chapter of baseball history comes to an end.


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Willie Mays
Born: May 6, 1931
at Westfield, Ala.
Died: June 18, 2024 at Paolo Alto, Cal.
Mays
Years with Mets: 1972, 1973

135 games. 14 hr, 44 rbi, 0.238
51 runs, 2 stolen bases


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1. Tom Seaver 171 Seaver
2. Jerry Koosman 108
3. Dwight Gooden 67
4. Jon Matlack 65
5. Al Jackson 41
6. Jack Fisher 35 Koosman
7. David Cone 34
8. Roger Craig 27
9. Craig Swan 25
Ron Darling 25



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