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Today is January 8

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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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Mets' $1.8M Buy Hodges, Chacon, Zimmer, 19 Others
New York Daily News, October 11, 1961
The Mets have selected 22 players in the expansion draft, highlighted by former Brooklyn Dodger Gil Hodges.
Tags: Elio Chacon, Gil Hodges, Don Zimmer.


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Paul Byrd
Born: December 3, 1970
at Louisville, Ky.
Byrd
Years with Mets: 1995, 1996

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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1973 Game Results
04/17 Cubs 1, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 2-1)
04/18 Cubs 1, Mets 0 Matlack (L, 1-2)
04/19 Mets 3, Cubs 1 Koosman (W, 2-0)
04/19 Cubs 7, Mets 0 McAndrew (L, 0-2)
05/15 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Koosman (L, 5-1)
06/25 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Matlack (L, 4-10)
06/26 Cubs 5, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 6-6)
06/29 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Capra (L, 0-2)
06/30 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Matlack (W, 5-10)
07/01 Mets 6, Cubs 5 Koosman (W, 7-6)
07/01 Cubs 6, Mets 5 McGraw (L, 0-3)
09/15 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Stone (W, 11-3)
09/15 Cubs 7, Mets 0 Sadecki (L, 4-4)
09/16 Mets 4, Cubs 3 McGraw (W, 4-6)
09/30 Cubs 1, Mets 0 Matlack (L, 14-16)
09/30 Mets 9, Cubs 2 Koosman (W, 14-15)
10/01 Mets 6, Cubs 4 Seaver (W, 19-10)
1973 totals: 7 wins, 10 losses



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