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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Puzzled Casey's Problem: How to Heat Cold Pitching
New York Daily News, May 2, 1962
The 1962 Mets starting pitching has been a problem; the team has lost 13 of its first 16 games. Maybe making Bob Moorhead a starter will help? Also, a Bill Gallo cartoon featuring Frank Thomas.
Tags: Bob Moorhead, Casey Stengel.


Randomly selected Met Player

Joe Christopher
Born: December 13, 1935
at Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands
Died: October 3, 2023 at Edgewood, Md.
Christopher
Years with Mets: 1962 - 1965

485 games. 28 hr, 156 rbi, 0.265
171 runs, 22 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
2002 Game Results
05/07 Giants 5, Mets 1 Trachsel (L, 2-4)
05/08 Giants 8, Mets 2 Estes (L, 1-4)
05/09 Giants 4, Mets 3 Astacio (L, 5-2)
08/20 Giants 1, Mets 0 Leiter (L, 10-10)
08/21 Giants 3, Mets 1 Thomson (L, 0-3)
08/22 Giants 3, Mets 1 Bacsik (L, 2-1)
2002 totals: 0 wins, 6 losses



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