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Charlie Williams
Born: October 11, 1947
at Flushing, N.Y.
Died: January 27, 2015 at Port Orange, Fla.
Williams
Years with Mets: 1971

31 games. 5 - 6, 4.78
53 strikeouts, 0 saves


All-Time Mets Leaders
Shutouts
1. Tom Seaver 44 Seaver
2. Jerry Koosman 26
Jon Matlack 26
4. Dwight Gooden 23
5. David Cone 15
6. Al Jackson 10 Koosman
Ron Darling 10
8. Sid Fernandez 9
Bob Ojeda 9
10. Gary Gentry 8



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