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Baltimore Orioles claimed Rich Becker of the New York Mets on waivers on June 16, 1998.

New York Mets signed free agent Heath Bell on June 16, 1998.

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NL Votes Return to Gotham in '62: Houston Also Included in Expansion
New York Daily News, October 18, 1960
This serves as the official birth announcement of the New York Mets. (And also the Houston Astros.)


Randomly selected Met Player

Ron Swoboda
Born: June 30, 1944
at Baltimore, Md.
Swoboda
Years with Mets: 1965-1970

737 games. 69 hr, 304 rbi, 0.242
246 runs, 20 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1965 Game Results
04/17 Giants 4, Mets 0 Parsons (L, 0-1)
04/18 Giants 4, Mets 1 Jackson (L, 0-2)
04/18 Mets 7, Giants 1 Kroll (W, 1-0)
04/23 Mets 9, Giants 8 Ribant (W, 1-0)
04/24 Mets 7, Giants 6 Kroll (W, 2-0)
04/25 Giants 5, Mets 0 Jackson (L, 0-3)
04/25 Mets 4, Giants 3 Spahn (W, 2-0)
06/08 Giants 2, Mets 1 Cisco (L, 1-3)
06/09 Giants 4, Mets 2 Fisher (L, 5-5)
06/10 Giants 3, Mets 0 Kroll (L, 3-4)
06/18 Giants 3, Mets 0 Cisco (L, 1-4)
06/19 Giants 2, Mets 1 Fisher (L, 5-7)
08/16 Giants 3, Mets 2 Moorhead (L, 0-1)
08/17 Giants 3, Mets 2 Fisher (L, 7-16)
08/18 Giants 5, Mets 0 Miller (L, 1-2)
08/27 Giants 9, Mets 2 Sutherland (L, 1-1)
08/28 Mets 3, Giants 0 Cisco (W, 4-8)
08/29 Giants 8, Mets 3 Fisher (L, 8-17)
1965 totals: 5 wins, 13 losses



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