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Today is August 27

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New York Mets signed free agent Jerry Koosman on August 27, 1964.

New York Mets traded David Cone to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Kent and Ryan Thompson on August 27, 1992.

New York Mets traded Dan Wheeler to the Houston Astros for Adam Seuss on August 27, 2004.

New York Mets traded Marlon Byrd and John Buck to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Vic Black and Dilson Herrera on August 27, 2013.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Pete Rose: A Professional Player All the Way
New York Daily News, October 11, 1973
After the legendary dustup between Bud Harrelson and Pete Rose, M. Donald Grant of the Mets and Bob Howsam of the Reds tried to arrange a home-plate handshake between the two players. Harrelson reluctantly agreed, but Rose nixed the idea.
Tags: M. Donald Grant, Bud Harrelson.


Randomly selected Met Player

Gary Thurman
Born: November 12, 1964
at Indianapolis, Ind.
Thurman
Years with Mets: 1997

11 games. 0 hr, 0 rbi, 0.167
0 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1966
Opponent W L T Pct.
Houston Astros 11 7 0 .611
Chicago Cubs 10 8 0 .556
San Francisco Giants 9 9 0 .500
Cincinnati Reds 7 10 0 .412
Philadelphia Phillies 7 11 0 .389
St. Louis Cardinals 7 11 0 .389
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 12 0 .333
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 13 0 .278
Atlanta Braves 4 14 0 .222



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