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New York Mets traded Frank Lary to the Milwaukee Braves for Dennis Ribant on August 8, 1964.

New York Mets traded Rob Katzaroff to the San Francisco Giants for Kevin Bass on August 8, 1992.

New York Mets traded Lance Johnson, Mark Clark and Manny Alexander to the Chicago Cubs for Turk Wendell, Mel Rojas and Brian McRae on August 8, 1997.

New York Mets released Ryan O'Rourke on August 8, 2019.

New York Mets signed free agent Brad Brach on August 8, 2019.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Says Grant: Seaver Is Forcing Me To Trade Him
New York Daily News, May 8, 1977
Daily News columnist Dick Young firmly sided with the team in its dispute with Tom Seaver in 1977, and played a big part in Seaver's decision to ask to be traded. We see one of his anti-Seaver columns here, plus a typically bizarre Basement Bertha cartoon by Bill Gallo and an article about manager Joe Frazier's many attempts to find a productive lineup.
Tags: Tom Seaver.


Randomly selected Met Player

Jesse Orosco
Born: April 21, 1957
at Santa Barbara, Cal.
Orosco
Years with Mets: 1979, 1981 - 1987

372 games. 47 - 47, 2.73
506 strikeouts, 107 saves


Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1984 Game Results
05/31 Cardinals 5, Mets 2 Terrell (L, 3-5)
06/01 Cardinals 5, Mets 1 Orosco (L, 4-2)
06/02 Mets 5, Cardinals 2 Lynch (W, 5-1)
06/03 Cardinals 1, Mets 0 Torrez (L, 0-5)
06/14 Mets 6, Cardinals 0 Darling (W, 6-3)
06/15 Mets 5, Cardinals 0 Terrell (W, 5-6)
06/16 Mets 4, Cardinals 1 Gooden (W, 6-3)
06/17 Cardinals 6, Mets 3 Berenyi (L, 0-1)
07/23 Mets 4, Cardinals 3 Lynch (W, 8-5)
07/24 Mets 9, Cardinals 8 Gaff (W, 1-1)
07/25 Mets 9, Cardinals 3 Fernandez (W, 3-0)
07/30 Cardinals 3, Mets 1 Orosco (L, 8-3)
07/31 Cardinals 6, Mets 3 Lynch (L, 8-6)
08/01 Cardinals 11, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 9-7)
09/03 Cardinals 7, Mets 3 Darling (L, 11-6)
09/04 Cardinals 12, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 4-4)
09/10 Cardinals 3, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 4-5)
09/11 Cardinals 9, Mets 5 Orosco (L, 9-6)
1984 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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