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New York Mets purchased Jim Piersall from the Washington Senators on May 23, 1963.

New York Mets claimed Aaron Altherr on waivers from the San Francisco Giants on May 23, 2019.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Mets Deliver a Hot Piazza; Nab All-Star catcher for 3 prospects
New York Daily News, May 23, 1998
One of the more successful trades in Mets history brought future Hall-of-Fame catcher Mike Piazza to the Mets after he had played a handful of games for the Marlins.
Tags: John Franco, Mike Piazza.


Randomly selected Met Player

Chuck Carr
Born: August 10, 1967
at San Bernardino, Cal.
Died: November 12, 2022 at Mesa, Ariz.
Carr
Years with Mets: 1990, 1991

16 games. 0 hr, 1 rbi, 0.154
1 runs, 2 stolen bases


Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1981 Game Results
04/22 Mets 2, Pirates 2
04/28 Pirates 8, Mets 0 Scott (L, 0-2)
04/29 Pirates 10, Mets 0 Roberts (L, 0-1)
04/30 Pirates 7, Mets 4 Jones (L, 0-3)
09/07 Pirates 2, Mets 1 Allen (L, 5-5)
09/07 Pirates 5, Mets 4 Boitano (L, 1-1)
09/08 Mets 3, Pirates 1 Lynch (W, 3-3)
09/09 Mets 5, Pirates 3 Leach (W, 1-0)
09/21 Mets 4, Pirates 3 Boitano (W, 2-1)
09/22 Pirates 5, Mets 3 Scott (L, 4-10)
1981 totals: 3 wins, 6 losses, 1 tie



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