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New York Mets released Jim Piersall on July 27, 1963.

New York Mets released Cleon Jones on July 27, 1975.

New York Mets traded Mike Marshall to the Boston Red Sox for Greg Hansell, Paul Williams and Ed Perozo on July 27, 1990.

New York Mets traded Turk Wendell and Dennis Cook to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bruce Chen and Adam Walker on July 27, 2001.

New York Mets signed free agent Carlos Gomez on July 27, 2002.

New York Mets traded Casey Meisner to the Oakland Athletics for Tyler Clippard on July 27, 2015.

New York Mets traded Lucas Duda to the Tampa Bay Rays for Drew Smith on July 27, 2017.

New York Mets traded Asdrubal Cabrera to the Philadelphia Phillies for Franklyn Kilome on July 27, 2018.

New York Mets signed free agent Austin Jackson on July 27, 2018.

New York Mets traded David Robertson to the Miami Marlins for Marco Vargas and Ronald Hernandez on July 27, 2023.

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Mets Get 16 Hits Off Marichal but Giants Win, 9-5
New York Daily News, June 16, 1968
In 1968, Juan Marichal pitched a complete-game win over the Mets, giving up 16 hits while doing so. This was clearly an era before pitch counts. At the time the Mets were approaching a .500 record for the first time in their history, and Bill Gallo has a strange cartoon of Gil Hodges wearing a hideous necktie.
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John Gibbons
Born: June 8, 1962
at Great Falls, Mont.
Gibbons
Years with Mets: 1984, 1986

18 games. 1 hr, 2 rbi, 0.220
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2. Jose Reyes 1534
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7. Bud Harrelson 1029
8. Mike Piazza 1028
9. Darryl Strawberry 1025
10. Howard Johnson 997



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