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Shea's New 3d Loop Is 'The Continental'
New York Daily News, July 28, 1959
An earlier tactic of Bill Shea in his effort to bring a new team to New York was to form a third Major League, known as the Continental League. This was a significant step in the eventual birth of the Mets.
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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


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1971 Game Results
04/23 Mets 7, Cubs 6 Ryan (W, 1-0)
04/24 Cubs 7, Mets 5 Gentry (L, 1-3)
04/25 Cubs 9, Mets 3 McAndrew (L, 0-1)
05/03 Mets 3, Cubs 2 McGraw (W, 3-1)
05/04 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Ryan (W, 3-0)
05/05 Cubs 5, Mets 4 Williams (L, 0-1)
07/20 Cubs 4, Mets 2 Gentry (L, 7-8)
07/21 Cubs 11, Mets 7 Williams (L, 3-4)
07/22 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Seaver (W, 11-7)
07/30 Mets 4, Cubs 0 Gentry (W, 9-8)
07/31 Mets 5, Cubs 2 Sadecki (W, 5-3)
08/01 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Seaver (L, 11-8)
09/15 Cubs 6, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 6-10)
09/15 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Frisella (L, 7-5)
09/16 Cubs 1, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 18-9)
09/21 Cubs 3, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 18-10)
09/22 Cubs 4, Mets 1 Gentry (L, 12-11)
09/23 Mets 5, Cubs 4 Ryan (W, 10-13)
1971 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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