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New York Mets traded Ken Henderson to the Cincinnati Reds for Dale Murray on May 19, 1978.

New York Mets signed free agent Abraham Nunez on May 19, 2008.

New York Mets signed free agent Matt Festa on May 19, 2024.

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In 1968, Juan Marichal pitched a complete-game win over the Mets, giving up 16 hits while doing so. This was clearly an era before pitch counts. At the time the Mets were approaching a .500 record for the first time in their history, and Bill Gallo has a strange cartoon of Gil Hodges wearing a hideous necktie.
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Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1990 Game Results
05/11 Mets 9, Dodgers 4 Gooden (W, 2-3)
05/12 Mets 7, Dodgers 0 Viola (W, 7-0)
05/21 Mets 12, Dodgers 3 Gooden (W, 3-3)
05/22 Mets 8, Dodgers 3 Ojeda (W, 1-2)
08/14 Mets 9, Dodgers 8 Gooden (W, 12-6)
08/14 Dodgers 2, Mets 1 Cone (L, 8-6)
08/15 Dodgers 3, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 8-9)
08/16 Mets 4, Dodgers 1 Darling (W, 5-7)
08/23 Dodgers 4, Mets 2 Cone (L, 9-7)
08/24 Mets 3, Dodgers 2 Gooden (W, 14-6)
08/25 Dodgers 3, Mets 2 Darling (L, 5-9)
08/26 Dodgers 2, Mets 1 Viola (L, 16-9)
1990 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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