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New York Mets signed free agent Dick Selma on May 28, 1963.

New York Mets purchased James Loney from the San Diego Padres on May 28, 2016.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Young Ideas
New York Daily News, February 5, 1970
It's spring training, 1970 and Bud Harrelson is a defending World Champion shortstop. In Dick Young's column, Bud reflects on his recovery from knee surgery in 1968 and how, as a minor league player attending a Mets game in San Francisco, he gained confidence when he witnessed his future mentor Roy McMillan make an error.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Roy McMillan.


Randomly selected Met Player

Jim McAndrew
Born: January 11, 1944
at Lost Nation, Iowa
Died: March 14, 2024 at Scottsdale, Ariz.
McAndrew
Years with Mets: 1968 - 1973

146 games. 36 - 49, 3.54
408 strikeouts, 4 saves


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1970 Game Results
04/24 Dodgers 1, Mets 0 Taylor (L, 1-1)
04/25 Dodgers 1, Mets 0 Ryan (L, 1-1)
04/26 Mets 3, Dodgers 1 Seaver (W, 4-0)
05/05 Dodgers 4, Mets 0 Ryan (L, 2-2)
05/06 Mets 5, Dodgers 4 Seaver (W, 6-0)
05/07 Dodgers 7, Mets 4 McAndrew (L, 1-3)
07/16 Dodgers 3, Mets 1 McAndrew (L, 4-8)
07/17 Dodgers 1, Mets 0 McGraw (L, 1-3)
07/18 Mets 4, Dodgers 3 Frisella (W, 2-0)
07/24 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 McGraw (W, 2-3)
07/25 Mets 6, Dodgers 4 Frisella (W, 3-0)
07/26 Dodgers 5, Mets 3 Gentry (L, 7-6)
1970 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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