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Today is July 16

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New York Mets traded Jack Lamabe to the St. Louis Cardinals for Al Jackson on July 16, 1967.

New York Mets purchased John Strohmayer from the Montreal Expos on July 16, 1973.

New York Mets traded Dave Cochrane to the Chicago White Sox for Tom Paciorek on July 16, 1985.

New York Mets traded Armando Benitez to the New York Yankees for Jason Anderson, Anderson Garcia and Ryan Bicondoa on July 16, 2003.

New York Mets released Julio Franco on July 16, 2007.

New York Mets released Stephen Tarpley on July 16, 2021.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

What's Going On Here; News Item: Mets trade Agee for Rich Chiles
New York Daily News, November 29, 1972
Dick Young suggests that Tommie Agee was traded because he and Cleon Jones had become "too thick" and one of them had to go.
Tags: Tommie Agee, Rich Chiles, Cleon Jones.


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Rusty Staub
Born: April 1, 1944
at New Orleans, La.
Died: March 29, 2018 at Palm Beach, Fla.
Staub
Years with Mets: 1972 - 1975, 1981 - 1985

942 games. 75 hr, 399 rbi, 0.276
296 runs, 6 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2012
Opponent W L T Pct.
Miami Marlins 12 6 0 .667
Philadelphia Phillies 10 8 0 .556
Atlanta Braves 6 12 0 .333
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 2 0 .714
San Diego Padres 4 3 0 .571
Washington Nationals 4 14 0 .222
Arizona Diamondbacks 4 3 0 .571
St. Louis Cardinals 4 3 0 .571
San Francisco Giants 4 4 0 .500
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 4 0 .429
Baltimore Orioles 3 0 0 1.000
Tampa Bay Rays 3 0 0 1.000
Chicago Cubs 2 4 0 .333
Colorado Rockies 2 5 0 .286
Houston Astros 2 4 0 .333
Milwaukee Brewers 2 3 0 .400
Cincinnati Reds 2 6 0 .250
New York Yankees 1 5 0 .167
Toronto Blue Jays 1 2 0 .333



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