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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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Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1970 Game Results
04/28 Mets 5, Giants 2 Gentry (W, 2-0)
04/29 Giants 8, Mets 6 Taylor (L, 1-2)
04/30 Mets 4, Giants 1 Ryan (W, 2-1)
05/08 Giants 7, Mets 1 Gentry (L, 3-1)
05/09 Mets 14, Giants 5 Koosman (W, 1-2)
05/10 Giants 11, Mets 7 Ryan (L, 2-3)
07/19 Giants 5, Mets 3 Taylor (L, 3-4)
07/19 Mets 7, Giants 6 Taylor (W, 4-4)
07/20 Giants 7, Mets 4 Folkers (L, 0-1)
07/27 Mets 5, Giants 3 Seaver (W, 15-5)
07/28 Mets 12, Giants 2 McAndrew (W, 6-8)
07/29 Giants 4, Mets 2 Folkers (L, 0-2)
1970 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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