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Today is July 16

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New York Mets traded Jack Lamabe to the St. Louis Cardinals for Al Jackson on July 16, 1967.

New York Mets purchased John Strohmayer from the Montreal Expos on July 16, 1973.

New York Mets traded Dave Cochrane to the Chicago White Sox for Tom Paciorek on July 16, 1985.

New York Mets traded Armando Benitez to the New York Yankees for Jason Anderson, Anderson Garcia and Ryan Bicondoa on July 16, 2003.

New York Mets released Julio Franco on July 16, 2007.

New York Mets released Stephen Tarpley on July 16, 2021.

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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.


Randomly selected Met Player

John Stephenson
Born: April 13, 1941
at South Portsmouth, Ky.
Stephenson
Years with Mets: 1964 - 1966

162 games. 6 hr, 28 rbi, 0.196
28 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1994
Opponent W L T Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 6 0 .500
San Francisco Giants 6 6 0 .500
St. Louis Cardinals 6 3 0 .667
San Diego Padres 6 6 0 .500
Chicago Cubs 4 1 0 .800
Cincinnati Reds 4 2 0 .667
Philadelphia Phillies 4 6 0 .400
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 5 0 .444
Atlanta Braves 4 5 0 .444
Florida Marlins 4 6 0 .400
Houston Astros 3 3 0 .500
Montreal Expos 3 4 0 .429
Colorado Rockies 1 5 0 .167



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