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Today is July 21

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New York Mets traded Jesse Gonder to the Milwaukee Braves for Gary Kolb on July 21, 1965.

New York Mets traded Wayne Garrett and Del Unser to the Montreal Expos for Pepe Mangual and Jim Dwyer on July 21, 1976.

New York Mets traded Jason Jacome and Allen McDill to the Kansas City Royals for Derek Wallace, John Carter and Geno Morones on July 21, 1995.

New York Mets traded Jeurys Familia to the Oakland Athletics for Bobby Wahl and Will Toffey on July 21, 2018.

New York Mets traded Billy McKinney to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Carlos Rincon on July 21, 2021.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Gibson Evens It Up
Newsday, October 10, 1988
One of the more brutal losses in Mets history, Game 4 of the 1988 NLCS against the Dodgers. Kirk Gibson's home run gets the headline on this day, but it's Mike Scioscia's home run that is remembered with more infamy.


Randomly selected Met Player

Jerry Buchek
Born: May 9, 1942
at St. Louis, Mo.
Died: January 2, 2019 at Springfield, Mo.
Buchek
Years with Mets: 1967, 1968

197 games. 15 hr, 52 rbi, 0.219
43 runs, 4 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1997
Opponent W L T Pct.
Cincinnati Reds 9 2 0 .818
St. Louis Cardinals 9 2 0 .818
Florida Marlins 8 4 0 .667
Montreal Expos 7 5 0 .583
Atlanta Braves 7 5 0 .583
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 4 0 .636
Philadelphia Phillies 7 5 0 .583
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 6 0 .455
Chicago Cubs 5 6 0 .455
San Diego Padres 5 6 0 .455
Colorado Rockies 5 6 0 .455
Houston Astros 4 7 0 .364
San Francisco Giants 3 8 0 .273
Toronto Blue Jays 3 0 0 1.000
Baltimore Orioles 2 1 0 .667
Boston Red Sox 1 2 0 .333
New York Yankees 1 2 0 .333
Detroit Tigers 0 3 0 .000



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