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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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Jerry Koosman
Born: December 23, 1942
at Appleton, Minn.
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Years with Mets: 1967 - 1978

376 games. 140 - 137, 3.09
1799 strikeouts, 5 saves


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1998 Game Results
05/15 Giants 3, Mets 2 McMichael (L, 1-2)
05/16 Mets 4, Giants 1 Reed (W, 4-2)
05/17 Giants 4, Mets 2 Leiter (L, 3-3)
08/04 Mets 7, Giants 6 Cook (W, 7-4)
08/05 Giants 6, Mets 4 Jones (L, 7-7)
08/06 Mets 9, Giants 8 Wendell (W, 4-0)
08/25 Giants 7, Mets 3 Reed (L, 15-8)
08/26 Mets 4, Giants 1 Nomo (W, 4-4)
08/27 Giants 11, Mets 3 Reynoso (L, 5-1)
1998 totals: 4 wins, 5 losses



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