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New York Mets released Clem Labine on May 1, 1962.

New York Mets released Joe Ginsberg on May 1, 1962.

New York Yankees signed Casey Fossum of the New York Mets as a free agent on May 1, 2009.

New York Mets sold Zack Short to the Boston Red Sox on May 1, 2024.

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An Indoor-Outdoor Stadium Could Seat 160,000 -- And Pay
New York Daily News, October 6, 1941
Citi Field is where it is because that's where Shea Stadium was. And Shea was where it was because of plans that go all the way back to 1941, as we see in this article.


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Billy Murphy
Born: May 7, 1944
at Pineville, La.
Died: May 13, 2024 at Tacoma, Wash.
Murphy
Years with Mets: 1966

84 games. 3 hr, 13 rbi, 0.230
15 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1988 Game Results
05/04 Mets 8, Astros 0 Fernandez (W, 1-1)
05/09 Astros 6, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 1-2)
05/10 Mets 5, Astros 2 Cone (W, 4-0)
05/11 Mets 9, Astros 8 Leach (W, 1-0)
06/30 Mets 12, Astros 6 Ojeda (W, 6-6)
07/01 Mets 3, Astros 2 Darling (W, 9-5)
07/01 Astros 6, Mets 5 Walter (L, 0-1)
07/02 Mets 7, Astros 2 Gooden (W, 11-4)
07/03 Mets 5, Astros 0 Fernandez (W, 5-6)
07/08 Astros 4, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 11-5)
07/09 Astros 6, Mets 3 Aguilera (L, 0-4)
07/10 Astros 6, Mets 5 McDowell (L, 4-2)
1988 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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