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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

On The Path Of Hodges
Newsday, June 1, 1990
New Mets manager Bud Harrelson sees Gil Hodges as the role model for the kind of manager he'd like to be. Newsday's Steve Jacobsen looks back at Hodges, and speculates how Harrelson might handle a player like Darryl Strawberry differently than Davey Johnson did.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Keith Hernandez, Gil Hodges, Davey Johnson, Darryl Strawberry.


Randomly selected Met Player

Collin Cowgill
Born: May 22, 1986
at Lexington, Ky.
Cowgill
Years with Mets: 2013

23 games. 2 hr, 8 rbi, 0.180
7 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
2001 Game Results
09/17 Mets 4, Pirates 1 Franco (W, 6-2)
09/18 Mets 7, Pirates 5 Riggan (W, 3-2)
09/19 Mets 9, Pirates 2 Gonzalez (W, 3-2)
10/01 Pirates 5, Mets 1 Rusch (L, 8-11)
10/02 Pirates 10, Mets 1 Chen (L, 3-2)
10/03 Mets 3, Pirates 0 Trachsel (W, 11-13)
2001 totals: 4 wins, 2 losses



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