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New York Mets traded Hawk Taylor to the California Angels for Don Wallace on July 24, 1967.

New York Mets signed free agent Melvin Mora on July 24, 1998.

New York Mets traded John Gant and Robert Whalen to the Atlanta Braves for Kelly Johnson and Juan Uribe on July 24, 2015.

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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. Houston Astros
1979 Game Results
06/08 Astros 5, Mets 0 Zachry (L, 5-1)
06/09 Mets 4, Astros 0 Swan (W, 6-4)
06/10 Astros 5, Mets 3 Kobel (L, 2-2)
06/18 Astros 3, Mets 2 Hausman (L, 0-2)
06/19 Astros 3, Mets 1 Hassler (L, 0-1)
06/20 Astros 5, Mets 4 Swan (L, 7-5)
08/20 Astros 8, Mets 1 Swan (L, 12-10)
08/21 Mets 5, Astros 0 Falcone (W, 5-9)
08/22 Astros 3, Mets 1 Kobel (L, 5-7)
08/31 Astros 2, Mets 0 Swan (L, 12-11)
09/01 Astros 3, Mets 1 Falcone (L, 5-11)
09/02 Mets 5, Astros 4 Kobel (W, 6-8)
1979 totals: 3 wins, 9 losses



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