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New York Mets signed free agent Brian Buchanan on August 25, 2004.

New York Mets traded Billy Wagner to the Boston Red Sox for Chris Carter and Eddie Lora on August 25, 2009.

Los Angeles Angels claimed Rob Zastryzny of the New York Mets on waivers on August 25, 2022.

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Old Friends Pay Their Respects
Newsday, September 19, 1963
The Polo Grounds, where so much history was made by the New York Giants, from John McGraw and Christy Mathewson to Willie Mays and Bobby Thompson, closes with little fanfare. The Mets go quietly against the Phillies and a chapter of baseball history comes to an end.


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Marv Throneberry
Born: September 2, 1933
at Collierville, Tenn.
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Years with Mets: 1962, 1963

130 games. 16 hr, 50 rbi, 0.240
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