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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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Mets pick a Strawberry in draft
New York Daily News, June 4, 1980
Darryl Strawberry is selected by the Mets in the first round of the 1980 amateur free-agent draft. (Plus Billy Beane and John Gibbons.)
Tags: Billy Beane, John Gibbons, Darryl Strawberry.


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Tony Fernandez
Born: June 30, 1962
at San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Died: February 16, 2020 at Weston, Fla.
Fernandez
Years with Mets: 1993

48 games. 1 hr, 14 rbi, 0.225
20 runs, 6 stolen bases


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1992 Game Results
04/13 Phillies 3, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 0-2)
04/14 Mets 8, Phillies 5 Franco (W, 1-0)
04/15 Mets 7, Phillies 2 Gooden (W, 1-1)
04/24 Phillies 4, Mets 3 Whitehurst (L, 0-1)
04/25 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Fernandez (W, 1-2)
04/26 Phillies 5, Mets 4 Whitehurst (L, 0-2)
07/27 Phillies 5, Mets 0 Saberhagen (L, 3-3)
07/28 Mets 8, Phillies 6 Cone (W, 12-4)
07/29 Phillies 6, Mets 3 Innis (L, 5-7)
08/14 Phillies 6, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 6-10)
08/15 Phillies 4, Mets 3 Innis (L, 5-8)
09/07 Mets 6, Phillies 3 Schourek (W, 5-6)
09/08 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Gooden (L, 8-12)
09/09 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 12-10)
09/28 Phillies 7, Mets 6 Innis (L, 6-9)
09/28 Phillies 7, Mets 6 Vitko (L, 0-1)
09/29 Phillies 5, Mets 3 Young (L, 2-14)
09/30 Mets 6, Phillies 2 Fernandez (W, 14-11)
1992 totals: 6 wins, 12 losses



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