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New York Mets purchased Mike Phillips from the San Francisco Giants on May 3, 1975.

New York Mets released Travis d'Arnaud on May 3, 2019.

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Wes Counts on Young Bud To Blossom Into Star SS
New York Daily News, March 1, 1967
As 1967 spring training gets underway, there's going to be a competition for the starting shortstop job. Veteran Roy McMillan is still in the mix, but manager Wes Westrum is touting young Bud Harrelson who, he says, could be another Maury Wills.
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Claudell Washington
Born: August 31, 1954
at Los Angeles, Cal.
Died: June 10, 2020 at Orinda, Cal.
Washington
Years with Mets: 1980

79 games. 10 hr, 42 rbi, 0.275
38 runs, 17 stolen bases


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
2009 Game Results
05/01 Mets 7, Phillies 4 Pelfrey (W, 3-0)
05/02 Phillies 6, Mets 5 Green (L, 0-2)
05/06 Mets 1, Phillies 0 Santana (W, 4-1)
05/07 Mets 7, Phillies 5 Pelfrey (W, 4-0)
06/09 Mets 6, Phillies 5 Santana (W, 8-3)
06/10 Phillies 5, Mets 4 Parnell (L, 2-1)
06/11 Phillies 6, Mets 3 Parnell (L, 2-2)
07/03 Phillies 7, Mets 2 Hernandez (L, 5-4)
07/04 Phillies 4, Mets 1 Nieve (L, 3-2)
07/05 Phillies 2, Mets 0 Santana (L, 9-7)
08/21 Mets 4, Phillies 2 Pelfrey (W, 9-8)
08/22 Phillies 4, Mets 1 Misch (L, 0-1)
08/23 Phillies 9, Mets 7 Perez (L, 3-4)
08/24 Phillies 6, Mets 2 Parnell (L, 3-6)
09/11 Phillies 4, Mets 2 Figueroa (L, 2-5)
09/12 Mets 10, Phillies 9 Feliciano (W, 6-4)
09/13 Phillies 5, Mets 4 Maine (L, 5-5)
09/13 Phillies 1, Mets 0 Redding (L, 2-6)
2009 totals: 6 wins, 12 losses



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