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New York Mets purchased Gene Woodling from the Washington Senators on June 15, 1962.

New York Mets purchased Bob Friend from the New York Yankees on June 15, 1966.

New York Mets traded Kevin Collins, Steve Renko, Jay Carden and Dave Colon to the Montreal Expos for Donn Clendenon on June 15, 1969.

New York Mets traded Tom Seaver to the Cincinnati Reds for Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson, Pat Zachry and Dan Norman on June 15, 1977.

New York Mets traded Dave Kingman to the San Diego Padres for Bobby Valentine and Paul Siebert on June 15, 1977.

New York Mets traded Mike Phillips to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joel Youngblood on June 15, 1977.

New York Mets traded Bob Myrick and Mike Bruhert to the Texas Rangers for Dock Ellis on June 15, 1979.

New York Mets purchased Andy Hassler from the Boston Red Sox on June 15, 1979.

New York Mets traded Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey to the St. Louis Cardinals for Keith Hernandez on June 15, 1983.

New York Mets sold Mike Jorgensen to the Atlanta Braves on June 15, 1983.

New York Mets traded Jay Tibbs, Eddie Williams and Matt Bullinger to the Cincinnati Reds for Bruce Berenyi on June 15, 1984.

New York Mets released Gary Matthews on June 15, 2010.

New York Mets purchased Brooks Pounders from the Cleveland Indians on June 15, 2019.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

	Fearless in End New York Daily News, June 15, 2017 Obituary of Jimmy Piersall, author of Fear Strikes Out and the Met who celebrated his 100th home run by running backwards around the bases. (He still went counter-clockwise, but he was facing in the opposite direction.)
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Randomly selected Met Player

Bobby Jones Born: April 11, 1972 at Orange, N.J.
Years with Mets: 2000, 2002 23 games. 0 - 1, 4.66 31 strikeouts, 0 saves

Mets vs. Atlanta Braves 1986 Game Results
04/29	Mets 10, Braves 5	Berenyi (W, 1-0)
04/30	Mets 8, Braves 1	Gooden (W, 4-0)
05/01	Braves 7, Mets 2	Aguilera (L, 0-2)
05/12	Mets 1, Braves 0	McDowell (W, 3-0)
05/13	Braves 6, Mets 3	Aguilera (L, 0-3)
07/10	Mets 5, Braves 1	Ojeda (W, 10-2)
07/11	Mets 11, Braves 0	Fernandez (W, 12-2)
07/12	Mets 10, Braves 1	Aguilera (W, 2-3)
07/13	Mets 2, Braves 0	Darling (W, 9-2)
07/26	Braves 4, Mets 3	McDowell (L, 8-5)
07/26	Braves 8, Mets 5	Fernandez (L, 12-3)
07/27	Mets 5, Braves 1	Aguilera (W, 4-3)
1986 totals: 8 wins, 4 losses