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New York Mets traded Frank Lary to the Milwaukee Braves for Dennis Ribant on August 8, 1964.

New York Mets traded Rob Katzaroff to the San Francisco Giants for Kevin Bass on August 8, 1992.

New York Mets traded Lance Johnson, Mark Clark and Manny Alexander to the Chicago Cubs for Turk Wendell, Mel Rojas and Brian McRae on August 8, 1997.

New York Mets released Ryan O'Rourke on August 8, 2019.

New York Mets signed free agent Brad Brach on August 8, 2019.

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Cards Defeat Mets in St. Louis Debut
New York Daily News, April 12, 1962
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Randomly selected Met Player

Joe Hicks
Born: April 7, 1933
at Ivy, Va.
Died: December 2, 2023
Hicks
Years with Mets: 1963

56 games. 5 hr, 22 rbi, 0.226
16 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2012
Opponent W L T Pct.
Miami Marlins 12 6 0 .667
Philadelphia Phillies 10 8 0 .556
Atlanta Braves 6 12 0 .333
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 2 0 .714
San Diego Padres 4 3 0 .571
Washington Nationals 4 14 0 .222
Arizona Diamondbacks 4 3 0 .571
St. Louis Cardinals 4 3 0 .571
San Francisco Giants 4 4 0 .500
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 4 0 .429
Baltimore Orioles 3 0 0 1.000
Tampa Bay Rays 3 0 0 1.000
Chicago Cubs 2 4 0 .333
Colorado Rockies 2 5 0 .286
Houston Astros 2 4 0 .333
Milwaukee Brewers 2 3 0 .400
Cincinnati Reds 2 6 0 .250
New York Yankees 1 5 0 .167
Toronto Blue Jays 1 2 0 .333



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