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New York Mets purchased Mike Phillips from the San Francisco Giants on May 3, 1975.

New York Mets released Travis d'Arnaud on May 3, 2019.

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He Makes Light of His Weight Problem
Los Angeles Times, April 8, 1968
In this UPI article from April 1968, carried in the Los Angeles Times, Bud Harrelson discusses his struggles to keep his weight on. In the previous season, his production tailed off as fatigue caught up with him during the summer months.
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Joe McEwing
Born: October 19, 1972
at Bristol, Pa.
McEwing
Years with Mets: 2000 - 2004

502 games. 15 hr, 107 rbi, 0.243
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Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1976 Game Results
05/04 Mets 5, Reds 3 Seaver (W, 4-0)
05/05 Reds 2, Mets 0 Hall (L, 1-1)
05/06 Mets 4, Reds 2 Swan (W, 2-1)
05/14 Reds 5, Mets 1 Lolich (L, 2-4)
05/15 Reds 2, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 4-2)
05/16 Mets 7, Reds 5 Matlack (W, 4-0)
05/16 Reds 8, Mets 1 Swan (L, 2-2)
07/20 Mets 2, Reds 1 Koosman (W, 11-6)
07/21 Reds 4, Mets 0 Matlack (L, 10-4)
08/13 Reds 7, Mets 3 Lolich (L, 7-11)
08/14 Mets 2, Reds 1 Espinosa (W, 2-2)
08/15 Mets 1, Reds 0 Koosman (W, 15-7)
1976 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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