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New York Mets released Clem Labine on May 1, 1962.

New York Mets released Joe Ginsberg on May 1, 1962.

New York Yankees signed Casey Fossum of the New York Mets as a free agent on May 1, 2009.

New York Mets sold Zack Short to the Boston Red Sox on May 1, 2024.

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Gibson Evens It Up
Newsday, October 10, 1988
One of the more brutal losses in Mets history, Game 4 of the 1988 NLCS against the Dodgers. Kirk Gibson's home run gets the headline on this day, but it's Mike Scioscia's home run that is remembered with more infamy.


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Ryota Igarashi
Born: May 28, 1979
at Chiba, Japan
Igarashi
Years with Mets: 2010, 2011

79 games. 5 - 2, 5.74
67 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
1983 Game Results
04/22 Braves 5, Mets 4 Allen (L, 0-3)
04/24 Braves 6, Mets 3 Swan (L, 1-1)
04/24 Braves 5, Mets 3 Sisk (L, 1-1)
04/29 Mets 6, Braves 5 Lynch (W, 1-1)
04/30 Braves 6, Mets 1 Ownbey (L, 0-1)
05/01 Braves 2, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 1-2)
07/18 Braves 7, Mets 4 Gorman (L, 0-3)
07/19 Braves 11, Mets 7 Orosco (L, 4-5)
07/20 Mets 3, Braves 2 Lynch (W, 7-4)
07/25 Mets 5, Braves 4 Sisk (W, 4-2)
07/26 Mets 2, Braves 1 Torrez (W, 6-12)
07/27 Braves 6, Mets 3 Sisk (L, 4-3)
1983 totals: 4 wins, 8 losses



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