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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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Cubs Top Mets in 2 Games; Brock HR Hits Bleachers
New York Daily News, June 18, 1962
On the surface, it looks like just another pair of losses for the 1962 Mets, but one of these games has become the stuff of Mets lore: It's when Marvelous Marv Throneberry hit a triple but was called out for failing to touch first base.
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