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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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Richie Ashburn
Born: March 19, 1927
at Tilden, Neb.
Died: September 9, 1997 at New York, N.Y.
Ashburn
Years with Mets: 1962

135 games. 7 hr, 28 rbi, 0.306
60 runs, 12 stolen bases


Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
2012 Game Results
06/01 Mets 8, Cardinals 0 Santana (W, 3-2)
06/02 Mets 5, Cardinals 0 Dickey (W, 8-1)
06/03 Mets 6, Cardinals 1 Niese (W, 4-2)
06/04 Cardinals 5, Mets 4 Rauch (L, 3-5)
09/03 Cardinals 5, Mets 4 McHugh (L, 0-1)
09/04 Cardinals 5, Mets 1 Harvey (L, 3-4)
09/05 Mets 6, Cardinals 2 Dickey (W, 18-4)
2012 totals: 4 wins, 3 losses



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