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New York Mets traded Larry Foss to the Milwaukee Braves for Chico Fernandez on May 8, 1963.

New York Mets traded Jay Hook and Adrian Garrett to the Milwaukee Braves for Roy McMillan on May 8, 1964.

New York Mets released Dick Tidrow on May 8, 1984.

New York Mets traded Matt Harvey to the Cincinnati Reds for Devin Mesoraco on May 8, 2018.

New York Mets released Robinson Cano on May 8, 2022.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Shea, father of Mets, dies: A lover of baseball and man for all seasons
New York Daily News, October 4, 1991
Obituary of William A. Shea, one of the founders of the Mets and the man for whom Shea Stadium was named.
Tags: Bill Shea.


Randomly selected Met Player

Garry Templeton
Born: March 24, 1956
at Lockney, Tex.
Templeton
Years with Mets: 1991

80 games. 2 hr, 20 rbi, 0.228
20 runs, 3 stolen bases


Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1971 Game Results
04/16 Mets 1, Pirates 0 Seaver (W, 2-0)
04/17 Pirates 2, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 0-1)
04/18 Mets 5, Pirates 2 Gentry (W, 1-2)
04/18 Pirates 2, Mets 1 McGraw (L, 1-1)
05/14 Mets 8, Pirates 2 Koosman (W, 3-1)
05/15 Mets 9, Pirates 5 Sadecki (W, 1-0)
05/16 Pirates 4, Mets 2 Ryan (L, 4-1)
06/21 Pirates 6, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 3-5)
06/22 Mets 3, Pirates 2 Williams (W, 3-1)
06/23 Pirates 6, Mets 2 Gentry (L, 6-5)
06/30 Mets 4, Pirates 0 Ryan (W, 8-4)
07/01 Pirates 3, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 4-6)
09/17 Mets 3, Pirates 0 Gentry (W, 12-10)
09/18 Pirates 4, Mets 0 Sadecki (L, 7-7)
09/19 Mets 5, Pirates 2 Williams (W, 5-6)
09/24 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 6-11)
09/25 Mets 2, Pirates 1 Frisella (W, 8-5)
09/26 Mets 3, Pirates 1 Seaver (W, 19-10)
1971 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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