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New York Mets traded Hawk Taylor to the California Angels for Don Wallace on July 24, 1967.

New York Mets signed free agent Melvin Mora on July 24, 1998.

New York Mets traded John Gant and Robert Whalen to the Atlanta Braves for Kelly Johnson and Juan Uribe on July 24, 2015.

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Mets, former mentor enjoy reunion
Columbia Record (Columbia, SC), July 30, 1985
Bud Harrelson left his job managing the Columbia Mets during the 1985 season in order to join Davey Johnson's big-league coaching staff. In this article, Bud is interviewed while on a return visit to Columbia, where he reflects on his time there and on some of the differences between being a minor-league manager and a major-league third-base coach.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Rusty Staub
Born: April 1, 1944
at New Orleans, La.
Died: March 29, 2018 at Palm Beach, Fla.
Staub
Years with Mets: 1972 - 1975, 1981 - 1985

942 games. 75 hr, 399 rbi, 0.276
296 runs, 6 stolen bases


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1997 Game Results
05/07 Mets 4, Astros 1 Reynoso (W, 2-0)
05/08 Astros 4, Mets 2 Reed (L, 3-2)
05/13 Mets 4, Astros 3 McMichael (W, 3-2)
05/14 Astros 1, Mets 0 McMichael (L, 3-3)
08/01 Mets 8, Astros 5 Franco (W, 3-1)
08/02 Astros 6, Mets 0 Jones (L, 12-7)
08/03 Astros 3, Mets 2 McMichael (L, 7-9)
08/08 Mets 6, Astros 1 Bohanon (W, 3-1)
08/09 Astros 8, Mets 3 Rojas (L, 0-1)
08/10 Astros 11, Mets 8 Reed (L, 10-5)
08/11 Astros 8, Mets 3 Harnisch (L, 0-1)
1997 totals: 4 wins, 7 losses



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