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New York Mets released Ray Sadecki on May 2, 1977.

New York Mets signed free agent Juan Castillo on May 2, 1988.

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An Indoor-Outdoor Stadium Could Seat 160,000 -- And Pay
New York Daily News, October 6, 1941
Citi Field is where it is because that's where Shea Stadium was. And Shea was where it was because of plans that go all the way back to 1941, as we see in this article.


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Choo Choo Coleman
Born: August 18, 1935
at Orlando, Fla.
Died: August 15, 2016 at Orangeburg, S.C.
Coleman
Years with Mets: 1962, 1963, 1966

167 games. 9 hr, 26 rbi, 0.205
48 runs, 7 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1996 Game Results
05/18 Mets 14, Giants 5 Clark (W, 2-5)
05/19 Giants 1, Mets 0 Isringhausen (L, 2-5)
05/19 Giants 6, Mets 2 Wilson (L, 1-4)
05/28 Mets 4, Giants 0 Clark (W, 4-5)
05/29 Giants 4, Mets 2 Isringhausen (L, 2-7)
05/30 Mets 1, Giants 0 Wilson (W, 2-5)
08/19 Giants 5, Mets 4 Harnisch (L, 8-9)
08/20 Mets 7, Giants 3 Jones (W, 11-7)
08/21 Giants 12, Mets 11 Person (L, 2-5)
08/30 Giants 6, Mets 4 Harnisch (L, 8-10)
08/31 Mets 7, Giants 2 Person (W, 3-5)
09/01 Mets 6, Giants 5 Franco (W, 4-3)
1996 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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