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New York Mets purchased Mike Phillips from the San Francisco Giants on May 3, 1975.

New York Mets released Travis d'Arnaud on May 3, 2019.

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Fearless in End
New York Daily News, June 15, 2017
Obituary of Jimmy Piersall, author of Fear Strikes Out and the Met who celebrated his 100th home run by running backwards around the bases. (He still went counter-clockwise, but he was facing in the opposite direction.)
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Ron Hodges
Born: June 22, 1949
at Rocky Mount, Va.
Died: November 24, 2023 at Roanoke, Va.
Hodges
Years with Mets: 1973 - 1984

666 games. 19 hr, 147 rbi, 0.240
119 runs, 10 stolen bases


Mets vs. Washington Nationals
2016 Game Results
05/17 Mets 2, Nationals 0 Syndergaard (W, 4-2)
05/18 Nationals 7, Mets 1 Colon (L, 3-3)
05/19 Nationals 9, Mets 1 Harvey (L, 3-6)
05/23 Mets 7, Nationals 1 Colon (W, 4-3)
05/24 Nationals 7, Mets 4 Harvey (L, 3-7)
05/25 Mets 2, Nationals 0 Matz (W, 7-1)
06/27 Nationals 11, Mets 4 Syndergaard (L, 8-3)
06/28 Nationals 5, Mets 0 Harvey (L, 4-10)
06/29 Nationals 4, Mets 2 Verrett (L, 3-5)
07/07 Mets 9, Nationals 7 Robles (W, 3-3)
07/08 Nationals 3, Mets 1 Syndergaard (L, 9-4)
07/09 Nationals 6, Mets 1 Verrett (L, 3-6)
07/10 Nationals 3, Mets 2 Matz (L, 7-5)
09/02 Nationals 4, Mets 1 Syndergaard (L, 12-8)
09/03 Mets 3, Nationals 1 Gsellman (W, 2-1)
09/04 Mets 5, Nationals 1 Lugo (W, 3-2)
09/12 Nationals 8, Mets 1 Montero (L, 0-1)
09/13 Mets 4, Nationals 3 Familia (W, 3-3)
09/14 Nationals 1, Mets 0 Salas (L, 0-1)
2016 totals: 7 wins, 12 losses



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