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New York Mets signed free agent Ike Hampton on August 22, 1970.

New York Mets sold Jorge Toca to the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 22, 2003.

New York Mets traded Evan MacLane to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Shawn Green on August 22, 2006.

Los Angeles Dodgers claimed Rod Barajas of the New York Mets on waivers on August 22, 2010.

New York Mets signed free agent Daisuke Matsuzaka on August 22, 2013.

New York Mets purchased Eric Young from the Atlanta Braves on August 22, 2015.

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Mets Land Foy to Play 3d, Send Otis, Johnson to KC
New York Daily News, December 4, 1969
One of the Mets earliest regrettable trades was the one that sent Amos Otis to the Royals for Joe Foy. Otis would go on to play 14 seasons in Kansas City, winning three Gold Gloves and making five All-Star teams. Foy was... less successful.
Tags: Joe Foy, Bob Johnson, Amos Otis.


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Eddie Murray
Born: February 24, 1956
at Los Angeles, Cal.
Murray
Years with Mets: 1992, 1993

310 games. 43 hr, 193 rbi, 0.274
141 runs, 6 stolen bases


Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1992 Game Results
05/06 Reds 5, Mets 3 Young (L, 2-1)
05/07 Reds 4, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 2-3)
05/25 Reds 3, Mets 0 Schourek (L, 0-1)
05/27 Reds 1, Mets 0 Fernandez (L, 3-5)
08/28 Mets 4, Reds 3 Jones (W, 1-0)
08/28 Mets 12, Reds 1 Whitehurst (W, 2-7)
08/29 Mets 6, Reds 5 Gooden (W, 8-11)
08/30 Mets 4, Reds 3 Jones (W, 2-0)
09/03 Reds 4, Mets 3 Young (L, 2-10)
09/04 Mets 5, Reds 2 Fernandez (W, 12-9)
09/05 Reds 6, Mets 5 Young (L, 2-11)
09/06 Reds 6, Mets 1 Gibson (L, 0-1)
1992 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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