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New York Mets signed free agent Scott Copeland on April 17, 2018.

New York Mets claimed Michael Tonkin on waivers from the Minnesota Twins on April 17, 2024.

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Redmen Steal No-Hitter From Yale
Newsday, May 22, 1981
Some have called it the greatest pitching duel in the history of college baseball, and both pitches were future Mets: Frank Viola for St. John's and Ron Darling for Yale.
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Pumpsie Green
Born: October 27, 1933
at Oakland, Cal.
Died: July 17, 2019 at San Leandro, Cal.
Green
Years with Mets: 1963

17 games. 1 hr, 5 rbi, 0.278
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Mets vs. Houston Astros
1991 Game Results
06/07 Mets 6, Astros 3 Simons (W, 2-2)
06/08 Mets 4, Astros 3 Pena (W, 2-0)
06/09 Astros 1, Mets 0 Cone (L, 6-4)
06/10 Astros 6, Mets 4 Franco (L, 1-5)
06/14 Astros 4, Mets 1 Franco (L, 1-6)
06/15 Mets 6, Astros 0 Gooden (W, 6-5)
06/16 Astros 5, Mets 4 Viola (L, 7-4)
08/26 Mets 6, Astros 4 Franco (W, 3-7)
08/27 Astros 8, Mets 3 Whitehurst (L, 5-10)
09/02 Astros 3, Mets 0 Viola (L, 12-13)
09/03 Mets 6, Astros 1 Young (W, 1-1)
09/04 Astros 8, Mets 3 Cone (L, 12-11)
1991 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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