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New York Mets traded Kevin Kobel to the Kansas City Royals for Randy McGilberry on June 17, 1980.

New York Mets traded David Weathers and Jeremy Griffiths to the Houston Astros for Richard Hidalgo on June 17, 2004.

New York Mets released Tomas Nido on June 17, 2024.

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Fearless in End
New York Daily News, June 15, 2017
Obituary of Jimmy Piersall, author of Fear Strikes Out and the Met who celebrated his 100th home run by running backwards around the bases. (He still went counter-clockwise, but he was facing in the opposite direction.)
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Randomly selected Met Player

Marv Throneberry
Born: September 2, 1933
at Collierville, Tenn.
Died: June 23, 1994 at Fisherville, Tenn.
Throneberry
Years with Mets: 1962, 1963

130 games. 16 hr, 50 rbi, 0.240
29 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1976 Game Results
05/19 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Lolich (L, 2-5)
05/20 Phillies 5, Mets 3 Seaver (L, 4-3)
05/24 Phillies 7, Mets 1 Lolich (L, 2-6)
05/25 Phillies 8, Mets 4 Seaver (L, 4-4)
05/26 Phillies 5, Mets 0 Matlack (L, 4-1)
05/27 Mets 5, Phillies 2 Koosman (W, 6-1)
07/26 Phillies 4, Mets 1 Matlack (L, 10-5)
07/27 Mets 4, Phillies 1 Myrick (W, 1-0)
07/30 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Koosman (W, 12-7)
07/31 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Matlack (L, 10-6)
08/01 Phillies 7, Mets 6 Lockwood (L, 6-6)
08/01 Phillies 2, Mets 0 Espinosa (L, 0-2)
09/03 Mets 1, Phillies 0 Seaver (W, 11-10)
09/04 Mets 7, Phillies 3 Espinosa (W, 3-3)
09/05 Phillies 3, Mets 1 Lolich (L, 7-12)
10/01 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 21-10)
10/02 Phillies 7, Mets 4 Matlack (L, 17-10)
10/03 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Swan (L, 6-9)
1976 totals: 5 wins, 13 losses



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