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New York Mets purchased Mike Phillips from the San Francisco Giants on May 3, 1975.

New York Mets released Travis d'Arnaud on May 3, 2019.

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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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Joe Sambito
Born: June 28, 1952
at Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Years with Mets: 1985

8 games. 0 - 0, 12.66
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Mets vs. San Diego Padres
2007 Game Results
07/16 Padres 5, Mets 1 Sosa (L, 7-4)
07/17 Mets 7, Padres 0 Hernandez (W, 6-4)
07/18 Padres 5, Mets 4 Smith (L, 2-1)
08/21 Mets 7, Padres 6 Wagner (W, 2-1)
08/22 Padres 7, Mets 5 Lawrence (L, 1-1)
08/23 Padres 9, Mets 8 Heilman (L, 7-6)
2007 totals: 2 wins, 4 losses



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