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Today is May 22

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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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Tracy Stallard, Sox hurler who gave up Maris' historic homer
Boston Globe, December 11, 2017
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Randomly selected Met Player

Charley Smith
Born: September 15, 1937
at Charleston, S.C.
Died: November 29, 1994 at Reno, Nev.
Smith
Years with Mets: 1964, 1965

262 games. 36 hr, 120 rbi, 0.242
93 runs, 4 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Diego Padres
1973 Game Results
06/01 Padres 4, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 5-4)
06/02 Padres 3, Mets 0 Stone (L, 1-1)
06/03 Mets 9, Padres 2 Seaver (W, 7-3)
06/15 Mets 5, Padres 2 Matlack (W, 4-8)
06/16 Mets 10, Padres 2 Koosman (W, 6-5)
06/17 Mets 3, Padres 1 Stone (W, 2-2)
08/13 Padres 3, Mets 2 Matlack (L, 9-15)
08/14 Padres 9, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 8-14)
08/15 Mets 7, Padres 0 Seaver (W, 15-6)
08/27 Mets 6, Padres 5 Stone (W, 8-3)
08/28 Mets 8, Padres 6 Matlack (W, 11-15)
08/29 Mets 3, Padres 0 Koosman (W, 11-14)
1973 totals: 8 wins, 4 losses



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