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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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Hawk Taylor
Born: April 3, 1939
at Metropolis, Ill.
Died: June 9, 2012 at Paducah, Ky.
Taylor
Years with Mets: 1964 - 1967

183 games. 11 hr, 49 rbi, 0.213
33 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1997 Game Results
04/07 Dodgers 3, Mets 2 Crawford (L, 0-1)
04/08 Mets 5, Dodgers 3 Jones (W, 2-0)
04/09 Dodgers 3, Mets 2 Bohanon (L, 1-1)
04/15 Mets 5, Dodgers 0 Reynoso (W, 1-0)
04/16 Dodgers 5, Mets 2 Reed (L, 0-1)
07/22 Dodgers 8, Mets 3 Clark (L, 7-7)
07/23 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Bohanon (W, 2-1)
07/24 Mets 3, Dodgers 1 Reed (W, 8-4)
08/19 Dodgers 4, Mets 2 Bohanon (L, 3-2)
08/21 Mets 3, Dodgers 1 Crawford (W, 2-1)
08/21 Dodgers 4, Mets 3 Reed (L, 10-7)
1997 totals: 5 wins, 6 losses



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