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Mets Get 16 Hits Off Marichal but Giants Win, 9-5
New York Daily News, June 16, 1968
In 1968, Juan Marichal pitched a complete-game win over the Mets, giving up 16 hits while doing so. This was clearly an era before pitch counts. At the time the Mets were approaching a .500 record for the first time in their history, and Bill Gallo has a strange cartoon of Gil Hodges wearing a hideous necktie.
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Chris Carter
Born: September 16, 1982
at Fremont, Cal.
Carter
Years with Mets: 2010

100 games. 4 hr, 24 rbi, 0.263
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Mets vs. Houston Astros
1980 Game Results
04/25 Astros 7, Mets 4 Falcone (L, 1-1)
04/26 Astros 6, Mets 0 Glynn (L, 0-1)
04/27 Astros 4, Mets 3 Allen (L, 0-3)
05/20 Astros 3, Mets 2 Swan (L, 2-3)
05/21 Mets 5, Astros 1 Falcone (W, 3-2)
05/22 Astros 8, Mets 5 Kobel (L, 0-4)
07/21 Astros 3, Mets 2 Allen (L, 4-6)
07/22 Astros 6, Mets 5 Glynn (L, 3-3)
07/23 Mets 4, Astros 3 Reardon (W, 5-5)
08/01 Mets 5, Astros 4 Reardon (W, 6-5)
08/02 Mets 5, Astros 3 Allen (W, 5-6)
08/03 Astros 3, Mets 2 Reardon (L, 6-6)
1980 totals: 4 wins, 8 losses



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