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New York Mets sold Gerry Arrigo to the Cincinnati Reds on August 16, 1966.

New York Mets signed free agent Jose Reyes on August 16, 1999.

New York Mets traded Mark Little to the Arizona Diamondbacks for P.J. Bevis on August 16, 2002.

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Seaver to Reds and King to Padres
New York Daily News, June 16, 1977
On a brutal day in Mets history, Tom Seaver is dealt to the Reds for four players. In addition, Dave Kingman is sent to the Padres and Mike Phillips is traded to the Cardinals. (Bobby Valentine is one of the players that the Mets received from San Diego in exchange for Kingman.)
Tags: Dave Kingman, Tom Seaver.


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Hideo Nomo
Born: August 31, 1968
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All-Time Mets Leaders
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1. David Wright 949 Wright
2. Jose Reyes 885
3. Darryl Strawberry 662
4. Howard Johnson 627
5. Edgardo Alfonzo 614
6. Mookie Wilson 592 Reyes
7. Cleon Jones 563
8. Carlos Beltran 551
9. Ed Kranepool 536
10. Mike Piazza 532



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