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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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Mets Get Bonilla for $29M; How Deal Was Done; Return of the Native
Newsday, December 3, 1991
Before Bobby Bonilla became the ex-player who would get a big check every July, he was a major free-agent signing for the Mets. Marty Noble, Joe Gergen, and Tom Verducci were all over the story for Newsday.
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Ray Sadecki
Born: December 26, 1940
at Kansas City, Kan.
Died: November 17, 2014 at Mesa, Ariz.
Sadecki
Years with Mets: 1970 - 1974, 1977

165 games. 30 - 25, 3.36
380 strikeouts, 1 saves


Mets vs. San Diego Padres
1985 Game Results
05/20 Padres 2, Mets 0 Gooden (L, 6-2)
05/22 Padres 5, Mets 4 Orosco (L, 1-2)
05/31 Padres 4, Mets 3 Sisk (L, 1-2)
06/01 Mets 5, Padres 3 Darling (W, 5-1)
06/02 Mets 7, Padres 3 Schiraldi (W, 2-0)
08/23 Padres 6, Mets 1 Aguilera (L, 6-5)
08/23 Padres 3, Mets 0 Fernandez (L, 5-7)
08/24 Mets 5, Padres 1 Darling (W, 12-5)
08/25 Mets 9, Padres 3 Gooden (W, 20-3)
09/02 Mets 12, Padres 4 Fernandez (W, 6-8)
09/03 Mets 8, Padres 3 Aguilera (W, 7-5)
09/04 Mets 9, Padres 2 Darling (W, 14-5)
1985 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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