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New York Mets released Gil Hodges on May 22, 1963.

New York Mets traded Preston Wilson, Geoff Goetz and Ed Yarnall to the Florida Marlins for Mike Piazza on May 22, 1998.

New York Mets released Scott Strickland on May 22, 2005.

New York Mets released Jorge Sosa on May 22, 2008.

New York Mets sold Keon Broxton to the Baltimore Orioles on May 22, 2019.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Some Harsh Sentences for a Season
Newsday, October 1, 1978
At the end of the 1978 season, Newsday asked each Met for a brief comment. Elliott Maddox and Sergio Ferrer are among those who made notable remarks.
Tags: Sergio Ferrer, Jerry Koosman, Ed Kranepool, Elliott Maddox, Willie Montanez, Paul Siebert.


Randomly selected Met Player

Gil Flores
Born: October 27, 1952
at Ponce, P.R.
Flores
Years with Mets: 1978, 1979

81 games. 1 hr, 11 rbi, 0.213
17 runs, 3 stolen bases


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1976 Game Results
04/23 Astros 3, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 1-1)
04/24 Mets 7, Astros 1 Seaver (W, 2-0)
04/25 Mets 4, Astros 2 Sanders (W, 1-0)
04/30 Mets 3, Astros 1 Matlack (W, 3-0)
05/02 Astros 5, Mets 4 Apodaca (L, 1-1)
05/02 Mets 7, Astros 4 Koosman (W, 2-1)
07/05 Astros 7, Mets 3 Apodaca (L, 1-4)
07/06 Astros 1, Mets 0 Lockwood (L, 5-3)
07/07 Mets 12, Astros 4 Koosman (W, 9-6)
07/15 Mets 3, Astros 1 Koosman (W, 10-6)
07/16 Astros 4, Mets 3 Matlack (L, 10-3)
07/17 Astros 1, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 9-6)
1976 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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