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Baltimore Orioles claimed Rich Becker of the New York Mets on waivers on June 16, 1998.

New York Mets signed free agent Heath Bell on June 16, 1998.

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Old Friends Pay Their Respects
Newsday, September 19, 1963
The Polo Grounds, where so much history was made by the New York Giants, from John McGraw and Christy Mathewson to Willie Mays and Bobby Thompson, closes with little fanfare. The Mets go quietly against the Phillies and a chapter of baseball history comes to an end.


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Gerald Williams
Born: August 10, 1966
at New Orleans, La.
Died: February 8, 2022 at Tampa, Fla.
Williams
Years with Mets: 2004, 2005

96 games. 5 hr, 14 rbi, 0.233
26 runs, 4 stolen bases


Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1974 Game Results
04/10 Mets 3, Cardinals 2 Koosman (W, 1-0)
04/11 Cardinals 8, Mets 7 Swan (L, 0-1)
04/11 Cardinals 4, Mets 3 Apodaca (L, 0-1)
05/13 Mets 5, Cardinals 3 Apodaca (W, 1-2)
05/15 Cardinals 10, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 4-1)
05/16 Mets 6, Cardinals 4 Stone (W, 1-3)
06/27 Cardinals 6, Mets 1 Sadecki (L, 4-3)
06/29 Mets 4, Cardinals 0 Matlack (W, 6-5)
06/30 Cardinals 5, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 8-5)
06/30 Cardinals 5, Mets 3 McGraw (L, 0-4)
07/25 Cardinals 4, Mets 3 Aker (L, 1-1)
07/25 Cardinals 4, Mets 1 Matlack (L, 9-7)
07/26 Mets 3, Cardinals 0 Seaver (W, 7-6)
09/06 Cardinals 3, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 13-9)
09/07 Cardinals 2, Mets 1 Matlack (L, 12-11)
09/08 Mets 5, Cardinals 3 Seaver (W, 10-8)
09/11 Cardinals 4, Mets 3 Webb (L, 0-1)
09/12 Cardinals 12, Mets 5 Matlack (L, 12-12)
1974 totals: 6 wins, 12 losses



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