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1978 Transactions

March 24, 1978
New York Mets traded Bud Harrelson to the Philadelphia Phillies for Fred Andrews.

March 26, 1978
New York Mets sold Mike Vail to the Cleveland Indians.

March 27, 1978
New York Mets traded Jackson Todd to the Philadelphia Phillies for Edward Cuervo.

March 29, 1978
New York Mets traded Leo Foster to the Boston Red Sox for Jim Burton.

April 5, 1978
New York Mets purchased Butch Metzger from the St. Louis Cardinals.

May 19, 1978
New York Mets traded Ken Henderson to the Cincinnati Reds for Dale Murray.

June 6, 1978
New York Mets selected Hubie Brooks in first round (third pick overall) of free agent draft.

New York Mets selected Brian Giles in second round of free agent draft.

New York Mets selected Mike Fitzgerald in sixth round of free agent draft.

New York Mets selected Rick Anderson in 24th round of free agent draft.

July 4, 1978
New York Mets sold Butch Metzger to the Philadelphia Phillies.

July 28, 1978
New York Mets purchased Gil Flores from the California Angels.

October 2, 1978
New York Mets traded Paul Siebert to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bob Coluccio.

December 5, 1978
New York Mets traded Tom Grieve and Kim Seaman to the St. Louis Cardinals for Pete Falcone.

Mets drafted Mike Howard from the Los Angeles Dodgers .

December 8, 1978
New York Mets traded Jerry Koosman to the Minnesota Twins for Jesse Orosco and Greg Field.






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