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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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Bill Connors
Born: November 2, 1941
at Schenectady, N.Y.
Died: June 17, 2018 at St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Years with Mets: 1967, 1968

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Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1975 Game Results
05/26 Mets 6, Dodgers 3 Seaver (W, 6-4)
05/27 Dodgers 10, Mets 4 Parker (L, 1-2)
05/28 Mets 4, Dodgers 3 Matlack (W, 6-3)
06/11 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Apodaca (W, 1-0)
06/12 Mets 2, Dodgers 0 Matlack (W, 8-4)
08/08 Dodgers 4, Mets 3 Sanders (L, 0-1)
08/09 Dodgers 2, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 10-10)
08/10 Dodgers 2, Mets 1 Webb (L, 4-5)
08/28 Mets 4, Dodgers 1 Koosman (W, 11-11)
08/29 Mets 6, Dodgers 1 Matlack (W, 16-8)
08/30 Dodgers 7, Mets 0 Webb (L, 6-6)
08/31 Dodgers 5, Mets 2 Swan (L, 1-2)
1975 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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