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

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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1974 Game Results
05/10 Mets 7, Cubs 2 Koosman (W, 4-0)
05/11 Mets 6, Cubs 3 Swan (W, 1-2)
05/12 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Seaver (L, 1-4)
05/20 Cubs 2, Mets 1 Parker (L, 1-2)
05/21 Mets 10, Cubs 5 Stone (W, 2-3)
05/22 Cubs 9, Mets 6 Apodaca (L, 1-3)
06/24 Mets 4, Cubs 2 Miller (W, 2-1)
06/25 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Koosman (W, 8-4)
06/26 Mets 5, Cubs 4 Aker (W, 1-0)
08/01 Cubs 7, Mets 4 McGraw (L, 1-5)
08/01 Cubs 3, Mets 1 Sadecki (L, 4-5)
09/03 Mets 2, Cubs 0 Matlack (W, 12-10)
09/03 Mets 11, Cubs 4 Seaver (W, 9-8)
09/04 Mets 4, Cubs 2 Sadecki (W, 7-7)
09/13 Mets 6, Cubs 0 Seaver (W, 11-8)
09/13 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Apodaca (L, 5-6)
09/14 Cubs 12, Mets 0 Sadecki (L, 8-8)
09/15 Cubs 5, Mets 4 McGraw (L, 6-9)
1974 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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