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New York Mets traded Don Zimmer to the Cincinnati Reds for Bob Miller and Cliff Cook on May 6, 1962.

New York Mets traded Jim Marshall to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Vinegar Bend Mizell on May 6, 1962.

New York Mets traded Neraldo Catalina to the Tampa Bay Rays for Wilmer Font on May 6, 2019.

New York Mets traded Pedro Quintana to the Milwaukee Braves for Billy McKinney on May 6, 2021.

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Gil Is Back: 'It Will Be a Little Strange'
Newsday, October 11, 1961
After being selected in the expansion draft by the Mets, Gil Hodges is returning to New York.
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Joe Pignatano
Born: August 4, 1929
at Brooklyn, N.Y.
Died: May 23, 2022 at Naples, Fla.
Pignatano
Years with Mets: 1962

27 games. 0 hr, 2 rbi, 0.232
2 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Florida Marlins
2001 Game Results
05/24 Mets 11, Marlins 3 Appier (W, 3-5)
05/25 Mets 4, Marlins 3 Franco (W, 1-0)
05/26 Marlins 7, Mets 3 Rusch (L, 3-4)
05/27 Mets 5, Marlins 4 Wendell (W, 1-0)
05/31 Marlins 5, Mets 3 Wendell (L, 1-1)
06/01 Mets 11, Marlins 5 Gonzalez (W, 2-2)
06/02 Mets 7, Marlins 1 Leiter (W, 3-3)
06/03 Marlins 1, Mets 0 Wendell (L, 1-2)
07/18 Mets 4, Marlins 3 Wendell (W, 4-3)
07/19 Marlins 8, Mets 3 Rusch (L, 5-6)
07/24 Marlins 4, Mets 3 Appier (L, 5-10)
07/25 Mets 5, Marlins 2 Rusch (W, 6-6)
08/31 Mets 6, Marlins 1 Leiter (W, 10-10)
09/01 Mets 3, Marlins 2 Roberts (W, 1-0)
09/02 Marlins 5, Mets 1 Rusch (L, 6-10)
09/06 Mets 5, Marlins 2 Appier (W, 8-10)
09/07 Mets 6, Marlins 1 Rusch (W, 7-10)
09/08 Mets 9, Marlins 7 Franco (W, 5-2)
09/09 Marlins 4, Mets 2 Trachsel (L, 9-12)
2001 totals: 12 wins, 7 losses



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