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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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Daniel Garcia
Born: April 12, 1980
at Riverside, Cal.
Garcia
Years with Mets: 2003, 2004

77 games. 5 hr, 23 rbi, 0.227
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Mets vs. Houston Astros
1971 Game Results
04/30 Mets 4, Astros 3 McGraw (W, 2-1)
05/01 Astros 3, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 4-1)
05/02 Mets 6, Astros 5 Taylor (W, 1-0)
05/10 Mets 2, Astros 1 Gentry (W, 3-3)
05/11 Mets 8, Astros 1 Ryan (W, 4-0)
05/12 Astros 5, Mets 4 Seaver (L, 5-2)
07/15 Mets 9, Astros 4 McGraw (W, 6-3)
07/16 Astros 9, Mets 4 Ryan (L, 8-7)
07/17 Astros 2, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 10-7)
07/23 Astros 5, Mets 1 Ryan (L, 8-8)
07/24 Mets 9, Astros 3 McGraw (W, 7-3)
07/25 Mets 7, Astros 6 Gentry (W, 8-8)
1971 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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