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New York Mets signed free agent Tom Sturdivant on May 10, 1964.

New York Mets traded Larry Elliot to the Kansas City Athletics for Ed Charles on May 10, 1967.

New York Mets purchased Bob Johnson and John Miller from the Baltimore Orioles on May 10, 1967.

New York Mets traded Jason Felice to the Minnesota Twins for Bill Latham on May 10, 1987.

Minnesota Twins claimed Adam Wilk of the New York Mets on waivers on May 10, 2017.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Big Deal! Mets Trade 4 for Fregosi; Angels Get Ryan, 3 Prospects
New York Daily News, December 11, 1971
At the time it looked like it was the "Jim Fregosi trade" but history now knows it as the "Nolan Ryan trade". One hundred years from now, this will still probably be among the worst trades in Mets history.
Tags: Jim Fregosi, Nolan Ryan.


Randomly selected Met Player

Tommy Davis
Born: March 21, 1939
at Brooklyn, N.Y.
Died: April 3, 2022 at Phoenix, Ariz.
Davis
Years with Mets: 1967

154 games. 16 hr, 73 rbi, 0.302
72 runs, 9 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1980
Opponent W L T Pct.
Pittsburgh Pirates 10 8 0 .556
St. Louis Cardinals 9 9 0 .500
Atlanta Braves 9 3 0 .750
Chicago Cubs 8 10 0 .444
Montreal Expos 8 10 0 .444
Philadelphia Phillies 6 12 0 .333
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 7 0 .417
Cincinnati Reds 4 8 0 .333
Houston Astros 4 8 0 .333
San Francisco Giants 3 9 0 .250
San Diego Padres 1 11 0 .083



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