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Mets Grab Slugging SS; Yanks Draft Catcher No. 1
New York Daily News, June 7, 1968
The "slugging shortstop", Tim Foli, the first pick of the first round in 1968, would only hit one home run as a Met. The catcher the Yankees drafted was Thurman Munson.
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Dock Ellis
Born: March 11, 1945
at Los Angeles, Cal.
Died: December 19, 2008 at Los Angeles, Cal.
Ellis
Years with Mets: 1979

17 games. 3 - 7, 6.04
41 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1971 Game Results
04/23 Mets 7, Cubs 6 Ryan (W, 1-0)
04/24 Cubs 7, Mets 5 Gentry (L, 1-3)
04/25 Cubs 9, Mets 3 McAndrew (L, 0-1)
05/03 Mets 3, Cubs 2 McGraw (W, 3-1)
05/04 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Ryan (W, 3-0)
05/05 Cubs 5, Mets 4 Williams (L, 0-1)
07/20 Cubs 4, Mets 2 Gentry (L, 7-8)
07/21 Cubs 11, Mets 7 Williams (L, 3-4)
07/22 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Seaver (W, 11-7)
07/30 Mets 4, Cubs 0 Gentry (W, 9-8)
07/31 Mets 5, Cubs 2 Sadecki (W, 5-3)
08/01 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Seaver (L, 11-8)
09/15 Cubs 6, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 6-10)
09/15 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Frisella (L, 7-5)
09/16 Cubs 1, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 18-9)
09/21 Cubs 3, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 18-10)
09/22 Cubs 4, Mets 1 Gentry (L, 12-11)
09/23 Mets 5, Cubs 4 Ryan (W, 10-13)
1971 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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