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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

Torre: Fine performance, lousy script
New York Daily News, June 15, 1979
The final years of the Mets under the Payson ownership were bleak, and here Mike Lupica lets them have it. Plus, Bud Harrelson settles in as a Phillie and the Mets are not likely to pull off a deadline deal for a pitcher.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Joe Torre.


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Gerson Bautista
Born: May 31, 1995
at San Juan, Dominican Republic
Bautista
Years with Mets: 2018

5 games. 0 - 1, 12.46
3 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1995 Game Results
07/07 Mets 9, Pirates 8 Dipoto (W, 1-3)
07/08 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Pulsipher (L, 1-4)
07/09 Pirates 6, Mets 3 Saberhagen (L, 5-4)
07/28 Pirates 10, Mets 9 Franco (L, 4-2)
07/29 Mets 2, Pirates 1 Franco (W, 5-2)
07/30 Mets 2, Pirates 1 Isringhausen (W, 1-0)
07/31 Mets 4, Pirates 1 Pulsipher (W, 3-5)
1995 totals: 4 wins, 3 losses



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