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New York Mets purchased Duke Snider from the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 1, 1963.

New York Mets traded Eddie Bressoud and Danny Napoleon to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jerry Buchek, Art Mahaffey and Tony Martinez on April 1, 1967.

New York Mets released Bruce Boisclair on April 1, 1980.

New York Mets traded Lee Mazzilli to the Texas Rangers for Ron Darling and Walt Terrell on April 1, 1982.

New York Mets traded Tucker Ashford to the Kansas City Royals for Tom Edens on April 1, 1984.

New York Mets released Tom Gorman on April 1, 1986.

New York Mets traded John Gibbons to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Craig Shipley on April 1, 1988.

New York Mets released Kelly Stinnett on April 1, 2005.

Seattle Mariners claimed Wilson Valdez of the New York Mets on waivers on April 1, 2005.

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New York Daily News, August 20, 1963
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Randomly selected Met Player

Ted Martinez
Born: December 10, 1947
at Barahona, Dominican Republic
Martinez
Years with Mets: 1970 - 1974

353 games. 5 hr, 86 rbi, 0.235
104 runs, 19 stolen bases


Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1988 Game Results
04/15 Mets 3, Cardinals 0 Gooden (W, 3-0)
04/16 Mets 6, Cardinals 4 Cone (W, 1-0)
04/17 Mets 3, Cardinals 2 McDowell (W, 1-0)
04/22 Mets 4, Cardinals 0 Darling (W, 2-1)
04/23 Mets 12, Cardinals 9 McDowell (W, 2-0)
04/24 Cardinals 5, Mets 4 Innis (L, 0-1)
06/06 Mets 6, Cardinals 2 Fernandez (W, 3-5)
06/07 Cardinals 4, Mets 1 Cone (L, 7-1)
06/08 Cardinals 5, Mets 2 McDowell (L, 3-1)
06/13 Mets 2, Cardinals 1 Myers (W, 5-0)
06/14 Mets 5, Cardinals 0 Ojeda (W, 5-5)
06/15 Mets 6, Cardinals 4 Darling (W, 7-4)
09/23 Cardinals 2, Mets 1 Gooden (L, 18-8)
09/24 Mets 14, Cardinals 1 West (W, 1-0)
09/25 Mets 9, Cardinals 7 Cone (W, 19-3)
09/30 Mets 4, Cardinals 2 Cone (W, 20-3)
10/01 Mets 6, Cardinals 3 Fernandez (W, 12-10)
10/02 Mets 7, Cardinals 5 Darling (W, 17-9)
1988 totals: 14 wins, 4 losses



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