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New York Mets traded Tom Parsons to the Houston Astros for Jerry Grote on October 19, 1965.

Fred Lewis granted free agency on October 19, 2012.

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Old Friends Pay Their Respects
Newsday, September 19, 1963
The Polo Grounds, where so much history was made by the New York Giants, from John McGraw and Christy Mathewson to Willie Mays and Bobby Thompson, closes with little fanfare. The Mets go quietly against the Phillies and a chapter of baseball history comes to an end.


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Darren Reed
Born: October 16, 1965
at Ojai, Cal.
Reed
Years with Mets: 1990

26 games. 1 hr, 2 rbi, 0.205
5 runs, 1 stolen bases


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Games Started
1. Tom Seaver 395 Seaver
2. Jerry Koosman 346
3. Dwight Gooden 303
4. Sid Fernandez 250
5. Ron Darling 241
6. Al Leiter 213 Koosman
7. Jacob deGrom 209
8. Jon Matlack 199
9. Bobby Jones 190
10. Craig Swan 184



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