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New York Mets traded Ken Henderson to the Cincinnati Reds for Dale Murray on May 19, 1978.

New York Mets signed free agent Abraham Nunez on May 19, 2008.

New York Mets signed free agent Matt Festa on May 19, 2024.

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Mets Win! Give Pirates Hook, 9-1
New York Daily News, April 24, 1962
The Mets, behind the pitching of Jay Hook, win their first-ever regular season game. Featuring a cartoon by Bruce Stark and a sidebar article with comments by Branch Rickey.
Tags: Jay Hook, Joan Payson.


Randomly selected Met Player

Joe Christopher
Born: December 13, 1935
at Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands
Died: October 3, 2023 at Edgewood, Md.
Christopher
Years with Mets: 1962 - 1965

485 games. 28 hr, 156 rbi, 0.265
171 runs, 22 stolen bases


Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1993 Game Results
05/17 Pirates 9, Mets 4 Gooden (L, 4-4)
05/18 Pirates 10, Mets 8 Schourek (L, 2-4)
05/19 Mets 6, Pirates 4 Franco (W, 1-0)
06/17 Pirates 6, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 7-6)
06/18 Pirates 5, Mets 2 Young (L, 0-8)
06/19 Pirates 8, Mets 3 Tanana (L, 4-6)
06/20 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Saberhagen (L, 3-6)
08/07 Pirates 2, Mets 1 Gooden (L, 11-11)
08/07 Mets 10, Pirates 8 Maddux (W, 1-6)
08/08 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Tanana (L, 5-12)
09/20 Pirates 6, Mets 2 Hillman (L, 1-8)
09/21 Mets 4, Pirates 3 Telgheder (W, 4-2)
09/22 Mets 6, Pirates 5 Franco (W, 4-3)
1993 totals: 4 wins, 9 losses



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