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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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Randomly selected Met Player

Tommie Agee
Born: August 9, 1942
at Magnolia, Ala.
Died: January 22, 2001 at New York, N.Y.
Agee
Years with Mets: 1968 - 1972

661 games. 82 hr, 265 rbi, 0.262
344 runs, 92 stolen bases


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1996 Game Results
07/01 Phillies 6, Mets 4 Jones (L, 7-5)
07/02 Phillies 3, Mets 2 Harnisch (L, 4-5)
07/03 Mets 10, Phillies 6 Byrd (W, 1-1)
07/15 Mets 7, Phillies 5 Dipoto (W, 4-1)
07/16 Mets 6, Phillies 3 Clark (W, 10-6)
07/17 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Mlicki (W, 5-4)
09/19 Mets 7, Phillies 2 Clark (W, 14-11)
09/20 Mets 5, Phillies 2 Wilson (W, 5-12)
09/21 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Harnisch (L, 8-12)
09/22 Phillies 4, Mets 3 Wallace (L, 2-2)
09/27 Phillies 6, Mets 5 Dipoto (L, 7-2)
09/28 Mets 4, Phillies 2 Person (W, 4-5)
09/29 Phillies 9, Mets 5 Fyhrie (L, 0-1)
1996 totals: 7 wins, 6 losses



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