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New York Mets traded Ray Searage to the Cleveland Indians for Tom Veryzer on January 8, 1982.

New York Mets signed free agent Tim Spehr of the Atlanta Braves on January 8, 1998.

New York Mets released Joe Crawford on January 8, 1998.

New York Mets signed free agent Dae-Sung Koo on January 8, 2005.

Atlanta Braves signed Kelly Johnson of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 8, 2016.

New York Mets claimed Stephen Tarpley on waivers from the Miami Marlins on January 8, 2021.

Seattle Mariners signed Paul Sewald of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 8, 2021.

New York Mets signed free agent Alex Claudio on January 8, 2022.

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Randomly selected Met Player

Willard Hunter
Born: March 8, 1934
at Newark, N.J.
Died: February 3, 2021 at Omaha, Neb.
Hunter
Years with Mets: 1962, 1964

68 games. 4 - 9, 5.06
62 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
1973 Game Results
04/27 Braves 2, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 2-2)
04/28 Mets 4, Braves 2 Matlack (W, 2-3)
04/29 Mets 1, Braves 0 Koosman (W, 4-0)
05/07 Mets 7, Braves 2 Seaver (W, 3-3)
05/08 Braves 10, Mets 6 Matlack (L, 2-5)
05/09 Mets 8, Braves 1 Koosman (W, 5-0)
07/06 Braves 2, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 7-7)
07/07 Braves 9, Mets 8 McGraw (L, 0-4)
07/08 Braves 4, Mets 2 Stone (L, 4-3)
07/16 Braves 8, Mets 6 Koosman (L, 7-9)
07/17 Mets 8, Braves 7 Capra (W, 1-4)
07/18 Mets 12, Braves 2 Seaver (W, 10-5)
1973 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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