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Today is May 22

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New York Mets released Gil Hodges on May 22, 1963.

New York Mets traded Preston Wilson, Geoff Goetz and Ed Yarnall to the Florida Marlins for Mike Piazza on May 22, 1998.

New York Mets released Scott Strickland on May 22, 2005.

New York Mets released Jorge Sosa on May 22, 2008.

New York Mets sold Keon Broxton to the Baltimore Orioles on May 22, 2019.

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Gibson Evens It Up
Newsday, October 10, 1988
One of the more brutal losses in Mets history, Game 4 of the 1988 NLCS against the Dodgers. Kirk Gibson's home run gets the headline on this day, but it's Mike Scioscia's home run that is remembered with more infamy.


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Dwight Gooden
Born: November 16, 1964
at Tampa, Fla.
Gooden
Years with Mets: 1984 - 1994

305 games. 157 - 85, 3.10
1875 strikeouts, 1 saves


Mets vs. San Diego Padres
1984 Game Results
05/18 Padres 5, Mets 4 Gooden (L, 3-3)
05/19 Padres 8, Mets 3 Lynch (L, 4-1)
05/20 Mets 4, Padres 2 Orosco (W, 4-1)
05/28 Padres 5, Mets 4 Gaff (L, 0-1)
08/20 Padres 3, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 4-2)
08/21 Padres 7, Mets 4 Lynch (L, 8-8)
08/22 Mets 5, Padres 2 Gooden (W, 12-8)
08/31 Padres 5, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 4-3)
08/31 Mets 4, Padres 0 Berenyi (W, 7-6)
09/01 Mets 7, Padres 4 Gooden (W, 14-8)
09/01 Mets 10, Padres 6 Gorman (W, 4-0)
09/02 Mets 3, Padres 2 Gaff (W, 3-2)
1984 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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