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New York Mets released Hal Reniff on October 3, 1967.

New York Mets released Manny Hernandez on October 3, 1989.

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Big Deal! Mets Trade 4 for Fregosi; Angels Get Ryan, 3 Prospects
New York Daily News, December 11, 1971
At the time it looked like it was the "Jim Fregosi trade" but history now knows it as the "Nolan Ryan trade". One hundred years from now, this will still probably be among the worst trades in Mets history.
Tags: Jim Fregosi, Nolan Ryan.


Randomly selected Met Player

Hawk Taylor
Born: April 3, 1939
at Metropolis, Ill.
Died: June 9, 2012 at Paducah, Ky.
Taylor
Years with Mets: 1964 - 1967

183 games. 11 hr, 49 rbi, 0.213
33 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1968 Game Results
04/26 Reds 3, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 1-1)
04/27 Reds 5, Mets 3 Ryan (L, 1-2)
04/28 Mets 6, Reds 5 Koosman (W, 4-0)
05/14 Mets 3, Reds 2 Ryan (W, 4-2)
05/15 Reds 3, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 5-2)
05/16 Mets 2, Reds 1 Seaver (W, 2-3)
06/24 Reds 6, Mets 5 Short (L, 0-2)
06/25 Mets 4, Reds 0 Seaver (W, 6-5)
06/26 Reds 7, Mets 6 Selma (L, 7-2)
07/26 Mets 2, Reds 0 Koosman (W, 14-5)
07/27 Mets 5, Reds 2 Cardwell (W, 5-9)
07/28 Reds 5, Mets 3 Seaver (L, 9-7)
08/23 Reds 4, Mets 2 Cardwell (L, 7-11)
08/24 Reds 10, Mets 7 Koosman (L, 16-8)
08/25 Mets 7, Reds 1 Seaver (W, 12-9)
08/28 Reds 8, Mets 3 Koosman (L, 16-9)
08/28 Reds 5, Mets 2 Cardwell (L, 7-12)
08/29 Mets 2, Reds 0 Koonce (W, 5-4)
1968 totals: 8 wins, 10 losses



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