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New York Mets claimed Greg Goossen on waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 9, 1965.

New York Mets sold Michael Tonkin to the Minnesota Twins on April 9, 2024.

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On The Path Of Hodges
Newsday, June 1, 1990
New Mets manager Bud Harrelson sees Gil Hodges as the role model for the kind of manager he'd like to be. Newsday's Steve Jacobsen looks back at Hodges, and speculates how Harrelson might handle a player like Darryl Strawberry differently than Davey Johnson did.
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George Altman
Born: March 20, 1933
at Goldsboro, N.C.
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Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1989 Game Results
04/17 Mets 5, Phillies 2 Fernandez (W, 1-0)
04/18 Phillies 7, Mets 1 Darling (L, 0-3)
04/19 Mets 4, Phillies 2 Myers (W, 1-1)
06/16 Mets 15, Phillies 11 Myers (W, 6-2)
06/17 Mets 1, Phillies 0 Ojeda (W, 4-6)
06/18 Phillies 6, Mets 5 Myers (L, 6-3)
06/23 Mets 9, Phillies 3 Ojeda (W, 5-6)
06/24 Mets 4, Phillies 2 Darling (W, 5-5)
06/25 Mets 5, Phillies 1 Fernandez (W, 5-2)
08/07 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Musselman (L, 1-2)
08/08 Mets 9, Phillies 0 Cone (W, 9-5)
08/09 Mets 6, Phillies 0 Ojeda (W, 8-9)
09/11 Mets 5, Phillies 2 Darling (W, 13-12)
09/12 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Aase (L, 1-5)
09/13 Mets 10, Phillies 4 Ojeda (W, 12-10)
09/25 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Ojeda (L, 13-11)
09/26 Mets 3, Phillies 0 Fernandez (W, 13-5)
09/27 Phillies 5, Mets 3 Darling (L, 14-14)
1989 totals: 12 wins, 6 losses



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