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	Crash Victim Frisella Mourned New York Daily News, January 4, 1977 News account of the accidental death of former Mets reliever Danny Frisella.
Tags: Danny Frisella.

	Lolich To Mets: I'm Not Coming New York Daily News, February 8, 1977 The Mets traded Rusty Staub to get Mickey Lolich, who would pitch one season for the Mets before deciding to retire. (He would later come out of retirement to pitch for the Padres.)
Tags: Mickey Lolich.

	Mets Add Some Punch - Buy Texas' Randle New York Daily News, April 27, 1977 The Rangers had to unload Lenny Randle after he assaulted manager Frank Lucchesi, and the Mets were the club who took a chance on him.
Tags: Lenny Randle.

Says Grant: Seaver Is Forcing Me To Trade Him
New York Daily News, May 8, 1977
Daily News columnist Dick Young firmly sided with the team in its dispute with Tom Seaver in 1977, and played a big part in Seaver's decision to ask to be traded. We see one of his anti-Seaver columns here, plus a typically bizarre Basement Bertha cartoon by Bill Gallo and an article about manager Joe Frazier's many attempts to find a productive lineup.

Tags: Tom Seaver.

	Joe Knows the Score; Nobody Wants Seaver New York Daily News, June 1, 1977 As Joe Torre is hired as Mets manager, Daily News columnist Dick Young continues his vendetta that would eventually lead Tom Seaver to be traded to Cincinnati.
Tags: Tom Seaver.

	Torre Met Manager; Replaces Frazier, Hired through '79 New York Daily News, June 1, 1977 Joe Torre begins his long career as a major league manager as he is hired to replace Joe Frazier.
Tags: Joe Torre.

	Reds Make Big Pitch, Give Four For Seaver Cincinnati Enquirer, June 16, 1977 It was a bad day for the Mets, but a good day for the Reds. The trade for Tom Seaver made the front page of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Tags: Tom Seaver.

	Seaver to Reds and King to Padres New York Daily News, June 16, 1977 On a brutal day in Mets history, Tom Seaver is dealt to the Reds for four players. In addition, Dave Kingman is sent to the Padres and Mike Phillips is traded to the Cardinals. (Bobby Valentine is one of the players that the Mets received from San Diego in exchange for Kingman.)
Tags: Dave Kingman, Tom Seaver.

	Fans Uptight Over Seaver... but for How Long? New York Daily News, June 16, 1977 Dick Young has finally run Tom Seaver out of town. The fans are upset, but he figures we'll get over it soon.
Tags: Tom Seaver.

	'Much Relieved Inside' -- Kingman Newsday, June 16, 1977 Dave Kingman is happy to be leaving the Mets
Tags: Dave Kingman.

	The Mets Trade Seaver to Cincinnati, Deal Kingman to San Diego Newsday, June 16, 1977 Newsday's coverage of the 1977 trades that shook up the Mets.
Tags: Dave Kingman, Tom Seaver.

	Good Friend Gone, As Well as Pitcher Newsday, June 16, 1977 Tom Seaver has been traded, and his long-time teammates share their reflections.
Tags: Jerry Grote, Bud Harrelson, Jerry Koosman, Ed Kranepool, Tom Seaver.

	A Not-So-Grand-Slam Breaks Millan's Collar Newsday, August 13, 1977 In what would prove to be the final game of Felix Millan's big league career, he picks a fight with Pittsburgh catcher Ed Ott, and is carried off the field in a stretcher.
Tags: Felix Millan.

	Maddox Is Very Pleased With Newest Number(s); The Mets Step Into the Present Newsday, December 2, 1977 The Mets have made the first significant free-agent signing in their history, with a five-year contract to Elliott Maddox. Newsday columnist Joe Gergen approves.
Tags: Elliott Maddox, Joe Torre.

	Messersmith to Yanks, Foli to Mets Newsday, December 8, 1977 The Mets have purchased the contract of Tim Foli from the Giants, bringing back one of the three players dealt to the Expos for Rusty Staub in 1972.
Tags: Tim Foli.

	2 From Class of '71 Move On Newsday, December 9, 1977 In a multi-team trade, the Mets send John Milner to the Pirates and Jon Matlack to the Rangers. Al Oliver is also included in the deal, but the Mets don't get him. They do, however, get Willie Montanez and future Rangers GM Tom Grieve.
Tags: Tom Grieve, Jon Matlack, John Milner, Willie Montanez.

	Harrelson Has Trouble With Some Answers Newsday, December 9, 1977 Bud Harrelson contemplates a possible end to his time with the Mets
Tags: Bud Harrelson.

	Unsettling News for the Matlacks Newsday, December 10, 1977 Newsday columnist Bill Nack checks in with Jon Matlack and his wife after the pitcher was traded by the Mets to the Texas Rangers.
Tags: Jon Matlack.

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