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Big Deal! Mets Trade 4 for Fregosi; Angels Get Ryan, 3 Prospects
New York Daily News, December 11, 1971
At the time it looked like it was the "Jim Fregosi trade" but history now knows it as the "Nolan Ryan trade". One hundred years from now, this will still probably be among the worst trades in Mets history.
Tags: Jim Fregosi, Nolan Ryan.


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Greg Goossen
Born: December 14, 1945
at Los Angeles, Cal.
Died: February 26, 2011 at Sherman Oaks, Cal.
Goossen
Years with Mets: 1965 - 1968

99 games. 2 hr, 16 rbi, 0.202
9 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1968 Game Results
04/14 Mets 4, Astros 0 Ryan (W, 1-0)
04/15 Astros 1, Mets 0 Rohr (L, 0-1)
04/23 Mets 3, Astros 1 Koosman (W, 3-0)
06/18 Astros 3, Mets 2 Ryan (L, 5-5)
06/18 Astros 6, Mets 5 Cardwell (L, 1-8)
06/19 Mets 8, Astros 2 Koosman (W, 11-2)
06/20 Mets 5, Astros 3 Seaver (W, 5-5)
06/27 Mets 3, Astros 1 Cardwell (W, 2-8)
06/28 Astros 7, Mets 2 Ryan (L, 6-6)
06/29 Astros 2, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 11-3)
06/30 Mets 1, Astros 0 Seaver (W, 7-5)
08/05 Astros 6, Mets 5 Koosman (L, 14-7)
08/06 Mets 4, Astros 1 Koonce (W, 3-4)
08/07 Astros 4, Mets 3 Seaver (L, 10-8)
08/16 Astros 3, Mets 1 Taylor (L, 1-3)
08/17 Astros 1, Mets 0 McAndrew (L, 0-4)
08/18 Mets 8, Astros 1 Cardwell (W, 7-10)
08/18 Astros 5, Mets 2 Selma (L, 8-8)
1968 totals: 8 wins, 10 losses



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