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Today is November 8

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New York Mets traded Bob Johnson to the Cincinnati Reds for Art Shamsky on November 8, 1967.

John Stearns granted free agency on November 8, 1984.

Los Angeles Dodgers signed Darryl Strawberry of the New York Mets as a free agent on November 8, 1990.

Anaheim Angels signed David Lamb of the New York Mets as a free agent on November 8, 2000.

New York Mets released Jose Parra on November 8, 2004.

St. Louis Cardinals signed Prentice Redman of the New York Mets as a free agent on November 8, 2005.

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Mets Trade Hearn to KC: Gibbons, Lyons to make team
Newsday, March 28, 1987
Who did the Mets get in exchange for Ed Hearn? A 24-year-old righthanded pitcher named David Cone. He was coming off a season where he had a 5.56 ERA and was expected to get a spot in the Mets bullpen. He would come to exceed those expectations.
Tags: David Cone, John Gibbons, Ed Hearn, Barry Lyons.


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Randy Tate
Born: October 23, 1952
at Florence, Ala.
Died: March 25, 2021 at Muscle Shoals, Ala.
Tate
Years with Mets: 1975

26 games. 5 - 13, 4.45
99 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1988 Game Results
05/13 Giants 3, Mets 2 Ojeda (L, 3-2)
05/14 Giants 3, Mets 2 Darling (L, 3-3)
05/15 Giants 5, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 1-3)
05/24 Giants 4, Mets 2 Ojeda (L, 4-3)
05/25 Mets 6, Giants 3 Darling (W, 5-3)
05/26 Giants 5, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 8-1)
08/16 Mets 13, Giants 6 Gooden (W, 14-6)
08/17 Giants 4, Mets 0 Cone (L, 12-3)
08/18 Giants 4, Mets 1 Ojeda (L, 8-12)
08/26 Mets 3, Giants 0 Fernandez (W, 8-10)
08/27 Mets 2, Giants 1 Darling (W, 13-9)
08/28 Giants 7, Mets 4 McDowell (L, 5-3)
1988 totals: 4 wins, 8 losses



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