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New York Mets signed free agent Ed Kranepool on June 27, 1962.

New York Mets released Tom Sturdivant on June 27, 1964.

New York Mets signed free agent Roy Lee Jackson on June 27, 1975.

Cleveland Indians claimed Vinny Rottino of the New York Mets on waivers on June 27, 2012.

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Puzzled Casey's Problem: How to Heat Cold Pitching
New York Daily News, May 2, 1962
The 1962 Mets starting pitching has been a problem; the team has lost 13 of its first 16 games. Maybe making Bob Moorhead a starter will help? Also, a Bill Gallo cartoon featuring Frank Thomas.
Tags: Bob Moorhead, Casey Stengel.


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Ken MacKenzie
Born: March 10, 1934
at Gore Bay, Ont., Canada
Died: December 14, 2023 at Guilford, Conn.
MacKenzie
Years with Mets: 1962, 1963

76 games. 8 - 5, 4.96
92 strikeouts, 0 saves


All-Time Mets Leaders
Games
1. Ed Kranepool 1853 Kranepool
2. David Wright 1585
3. Jose Reyes 1365
4. Bud Harrelson 1322
5. Jerry Grote 1235
6. Cleon Jones 1201 Wright
7. Howard Johnson 1154
8. Mookie Wilson 1116
9. Darryl Strawberry 1109
10. Edgardo Alfonzo 1086



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