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New York Mets sold Butch Metzger to the Philadelphia Phillies on July 4, 1978.

New York Mets signed free agent Miguel Batista on July 4, 2011.

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Young Ideas
New York Daily News, February 5, 1970
It's spring training, 1970 and Bud Harrelson is a defending World Champion shortstop. In Dick Young's column, Bud reflects on his recovery from knee surgery in 1968 and how, as a minor league player attending a Mets game in San Francisco, he gained confidence when he witnessed his future mentor Roy McMillan make an error.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Roy McMillan.


Randomly selected Met Player

Juan Samuel
Born: December 9, 1960
at San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Samuel
Years with Mets: 1989

86 games. 3 hr, 28 rbi, 0.228
37 runs, 31 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1978 Game Results
06/09 Mets 3, Giants 2 Lockwood (W, 6-4)
06/10 Giants 2, Mets 1 Kobel (L, 0-1)
06/11 Giants 7, Mets 5 Espinosa (L, 5-5)
06/16 Giants 7, Mets 4 Lockwood (L, 7-5)
06/17 Mets 5, Giants 4 Zachry (W, 8-2)
06/18 Giants 3, Mets 0 Swan (L, 1-4)
06/18 Giants 4, Mets 3 Murray (L, 1-2)
08/21 Giants 4, Mets 2 Kobel (L, 2-4)
08/22 Giants 7, Mets 4 Espinosa (L, 9-12)
08/23 Giants 2, Mets 1 Lockwood (L, 7-12)
08/29 Giants 2, Mets 0 Hausman (L, 2-3)
08/30 Mets 10, Giants 4 Swan (W, 8-5)
1978 totals: 3 wins, 9 losses



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