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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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He Makes Light of His Weight Problem
Los Angeles Times, April 8, 1968
In this UPI article from April 1968, carried in the Los Angeles Times, Bud Harrelson discusses his struggles to keep his weight on. In the previous season, his production tailed off as fatigue caught up with him during the summer months.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Tim Teufel
Born: July 7, 1958
at Greenwich, Conn.
Teufel
Years with Mets: 1986 - 1991

463 games. 35 hr, 164 rbi, 0.256
182 runs, 6 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1969 Game Results
05/30 Mets 4, Giants 3 Seaver (W, 7-3)
05/31 Mets 4, Giants 2 Gentry (W, 4-4)
06/01 Mets 5, Giants 4 Taylor (W, 1-1)
06/10 Mets 9, Giants 4 Cardwell (W, 2-6)
06/11 Giants 7, Mets 2 Gentry (L, 5-5)
08/19 Mets 1, Giants 0 McGraw (W, 6-2)
08/20 Mets 6, Giants 0 McAndrew (W, 5-5)
08/21 Giants 7, Mets 6 Taylor (L, 6-4)
08/29 Giants 5, Mets 0 Gentry (L, 9-11)
08/30 Mets 3, Giants 2 McGraw (W, 7-2)
08/31 Mets 8, Giants 0 Seaver (W, 19-7)
08/31 Giants 3, Mets 2 McGraw (L, 7-3)
1969 totals: 8 wins, 4 losses



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