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Today is August 19

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New York Mets sold Wayne Twitchell to the Seattle Mariners on August 19, 1979.

New York Mets signed free agent Mike Marshall on August 19, 1981.

New York Mets traded Curtis Granderson to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jacob Rhame on August 19, 2017.

Chicago Cubs claimed Rene Rivera of the New York Mets on waivers on August 19, 2017.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Gibson Evens It Up
Newsday, October 10, 1988
One of the more brutal losses in Mets history, Game 4 of the 1988 NLCS against the Dodgers. Kirk Gibson's home run gets the headline on this day, but it's Mike Scioscia's home run that is remembered with more infamy.


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Jim Tatum
Born: October 9, 1967
at Grossmont, Cal.
Tatum
Years with Mets: 1998

35 games. 2 hr, 13 rbi, 0.180
4 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Houston Astros
2008 Game Results
08/01 Astros 7, Mets 3 Heilman (L, 1-5)
08/02 Astros 5, Mets 4 Heilman (L, 1-6)
08/03 Astros 4, Mets 0 Perez (L, 7-7)
08/22 Mets 3, Astros 0 Santana (W, 12-7)
08/23 Astros 8, Mets 3 Maine (L, 10-8)
08/24 Astros 6, Mets 4 Feliciano (L, 2-4)
08/25 Mets 9, Astros 1 Pelfrey (W, 13-8)
2008 totals: 2 wins, 5 losses



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