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Mets Get 16 Hits Off Marichal but Giants Win, 9-5
New York Daily News, June 16, 1968
In 1968, Juan Marichal pitched a complete-game win over the Mets, giving up 16 hits while doing so. This was clearly an era before pitch counts. At the time the Mets were approaching a .500 record for the first time in their history, and Bill Gallo has a strange cartoon of Gil Hodges wearing a hideous necktie.
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Dario Alvarez
Born: January 17, 1989
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Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1979
Opponent W L T Pct.
Chicago Cubs 10 8 0 .556
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 10 1 .444
San Francisco Giants 8 4 0 .667
Atlanta Braves 8 4 0 .667
St. Louis Cardinals 7 11 0 .389
Philadelphia Phillies 5 13 0 .278
Cincinnati Reds 4 8 0 .333
San Diego Padres 4 8 0 .333
Houston Astros 3 9 0 .250
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 9 0 .250
Montreal Expos 3 15 0 .167



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