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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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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.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Keith Hernandez, Gil Hodges, Davey Johnson, Darryl Strawberry.


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Vinegar Bend Mizell
Born: August 13, 1930
at Leakesville, Miss.
Died: February 21, 1999 at Kerrville, Tex.
Mizell
Years with Mets: 1962

17 games. 0 - 2, 7.34
15 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2013
Opponent W L T Pct.
Philadelphia Phillies 10 9 0 .526
Atlanta Braves 9 10 0 .474
Miami Marlins 8 11 0 .421
Washington Nationals 7 12 0 .368
San Francisco Giants 4 2 0 .667
San Diego Padres 4 3 0 .571
Colorado Rockies 4 3 0 .571
New York Yankees 4 0 0 1.000
Arizona Diamondbacks 4 3 0 .571
Milwaukee Brewers 3 4 0 .429
Minnesota Twins 3 0 0 1.000
Chicago Cubs 3 3 0 .500
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 5 0 .286
St. Louis Cardinals 2 5 0 .286
Cincinnati Reds 2 4 0 .333
Chicago White Sox 2 2 0 .500
Los Angeles Dodgers 1 5 0 .167
Kansas City Royals 1 2 0 .333
Cleveland Indians 1 2 0 .333
Detroit Tigers 0 3 0 .000



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