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New York Mets released Clem Labine on May 1, 1962.

New York Mets released Joe Ginsberg on May 1, 1962.

New York Yankees signed Casey Fossum of the New York Mets as a free agent on May 1, 2009.

New York Mets sold Zack Short to the Boston Red Sox on May 1, 2024.

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Leiter Lights Way
Newsday, October 5, 1999
The Mets finished the 1999 season tied for the Wild Card with the Reds, forcing a do-or-die Game 163 for the right to advance to the playoffs. Al Leiter got the start, and flourished.
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Eric Hillman
Born: April 27, 1966
at Gary, Ind.
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1988 Game Results
06/02 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Myers (W, 4-0)
06/03 Cubs 5, Mets 0 Ojeda (L, 4-5)
06/04 Mets 6, Cubs 5 Innis (W, 1-1)
06/05 Mets 11, Cubs 3 Gooden (W, 9-1)
06/23 Cubs 4, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 3-6)
06/24 Mets 8, Cubs 3 Cone (W, 9-1)
06/25 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Aguilera (L, 0-3)
06/26 Cubs 6, Mets 3 Darling (L, 8-5)
08/02 Mets 3, Cubs 1 Cone (W, 11-2)
08/03 Cubs 3, Mets 1 Ojeda (L, 8-9)
08/04 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Fernandez (L, 6-9)
08/09 Cubs 6, Mets 4 Fernandez (L, 6-10)
08/10 Cubs 6, Mets 5 Darling (L, 12-8)
08/11 Mets 9, Cubs 6 Leach (W, 5-1)
09/07 Cubs 9, Mets 8 McDowell (L, 5-4)
09/08 Mets 13, Cubs 6 Gooden (W, 17-6)
09/14 Mets 3, Cubs 1 Fernandez (W, 9-10)
09/15 Mets 4, Cubs 1 Cone (W, 17-3)
1988 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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