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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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The Mets lead the 1973 World Series 3 games to 2, with the Series heading to Oakland for the final two games. While the fans are a factor at Shea, that's not really the case at the Oakland Coliseum.


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Wally Backman
Born: September 22, 1959
at Hillsboro, Ore.
Backman
Years with Mets: 1980 - 1988

765 games. 7 hr, 165 rbi, 0.283
359 runs, 106 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1981 Game Results
05/05 Giants 9, Mets 7 Jones (L, 0-4)
05/06 Giants 6, Mets 4 Zachry (L, 3-3)
05/07 Mets 3, Giants 2 Lynch (W, 1-0)
05/18 Giants 3, Mets 1 Lynch (L, 1-2)
05/19 Giants 4, Mets 1 Scott (L, 1-4)
05/20 Mets 4, Giants 3 Reardon (W, 1-0)
1981 totals: 2 wins, 4 losses



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