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New York Mets traded Tim Foli and Greg Field to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Frank Taveras on April 19, 1979.

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Mets Grab Slugging SS; Yanks Draft Catcher No. 1
New York Daily News, June 7, 1968
The "slugging shortstop", Tim Foli, the first pick of the first round in 1968, would only hit one home run as a Met. The catcher the Yankees drafted was Thurman Munson.
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Bob Friend
Born: November 24, 1930
at Lafayette, Ind.
Died: February 3, 2019 at Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Years with Mets: 1966

22 games. 5 - 8, 4.40
30 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1980 Game Results
06/13 Giants 3, Mets 1 Burris (L, 4-5)
06/14 Mets 7, Giants 6 Reardon (W, 4-2)
06/15 Giants 3, Mets 0 Zachry (L, 1-3)
06/18 Giants 8, Mets 5 Burris (L, 4-6)
06/19 Giants 4, Mets 3 Allen (L, 3-5)
08/19 Giants 5, Mets 4 Reardon (L, 7-7)
08/20 Giants 2, Mets 1 Bomback (L, 9-5)
08/21 Mets 5, Giants 1 Falcone (W, 6-7)
08/29 Giants 1, Mets 0 Zachry (L, 6-8)
08/30 Mets 9, Giants 5 Hausman (W, 6-4)
08/31 Giants 11, Mets 4 Falcone (L, 6-9)
08/31 Giants 9, Mets 4 Miller (L, 0-1)
1980 totals: 3 wins, 9 losses



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