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New York Mets purchased Jim Piersall from the Washington Senators on May 23, 1963.

New York Mets claimed Aaron Altherr on waivers from the San Francisco Giants on May 23, 2019.

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Viewing the Mets in a New Light
Newsday, August 31, 1982
Newsday's TV sports columnist Stan Isaacs on the 1982 Mets broadcast team of Ralph Kiner and Lorn Brown. It was a one-year failed experiment. Fortunately, the Mets noticed and the booth became much livelier in 1983.
Tags: Lorn Brown, Ralph Kiner.


Randomly selected Met Player

Joel Youngblood
Born: August 28, 1951
at Houston, Tex.
Youngblood
Years with Mets: 1977 - 1982

610 games. 38 hr, 216 rbi, 0.274
241 runs, 39 stolen bases


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
2001 Game Results
06/25 Cubs 2, Mets 1 Leiter (L, 4-6)
06/26 Cubs 4, Mets 2 Appier (L, 4-8)
06/27 Mets 5, Cubs 4 White (W, 2-1)
07/03 Cubs 3, Mets 0 Reed (L, 7-4)
07/04 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Rusch (W, 4-5)
07/05 Cubs 13, Mets 4 Trachsel (L, 2-10)
2001 totals: 2 wins, 4 losses



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