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Larry Foss (2019)

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New York Mets purchased Gene Woodling from the Washington Senators on June 15, 1962.

New York Mets purchased Bob Friend from the New York Yankees on June 15, 1966.

New York Mets traded Kevin Collins, Steve Renko, Jay Carden and Dave Colon to the Montreal Expos for Donn Clendenon on June 15, 1969.

New York Mets traded Tom Seaver to the Cincinnati Reds for Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson, Pat Zachry and Dan Norman on June 15, 1977.

New York Mets traded Dave Kingman to the San Diego Padres for Bobby Valentine and Paul Siebert on June 15, 1977.

New York Mets traded Mike Phillips to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joel Youngblood on June 15, 1977.

New York Mets traded Bob Myrick and Mike Bruhert to the Texas Rangers for Dock Ellis on June 15, 1979.

New York Mets purchased Andy Hassler from the Boston Red Sox on June 15, 1979.

New York Mets traded Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey to the St. Louis Cardinals for Keith Hernandez on June 15, 1983.

New York Mets sold Mike Jorgensen to the Atlanta Braves on June 15, 1983.

New York Mets traded Jay Tibbs, Eddie Williams and Matt Bullinger to the Cincinnati Reds for Bruce Berenyi on June 15, 1984.

New York Mets released Gary Matthews on June 15, 2010.

New York Mets purchased Brooks Pounders from the Cleveland Indians on June 15, 2019.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

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.

Randomly selected Met Player

Paul Lo Duca Born: April 12, 1972 at Brooklyn, N.Y.
Years with Mets: 2006, 2007 243 games. 14 hr, 103 rbi, 0.297 126 runs, 5 stolen bases

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2005
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Washington Nationals	11	8	0	.579
Philadelphia Phillies	11	7	0	.611
Florida Marlins	10	8	0	.556
Arizona Diamondbacks	6	1	0	.857
Atlanta Braves	6	13	0	.316
Houston Astros	5	5	0	.500
San Diego Padres	4	2	0	.667
Colorado Rockies	4	3	0	.571
Chicago Cubs	4	2	0	.667
San Francisco Giants	3	3	0	.500
Pittsburgh Pirates	3	3	0	.500
New York Yankees	3	3	0	.500
Los Angeles Dodgers	3	3	0	.500
Milwaukee Brewers	3	3	0	.500
Cincinnati Reds	3	3	0	.500
St. Louis Cardinals	2	5	0	.286
Oakland Athletics	1	2	0	.333
Los Angeles Angels	1	2	0	.333
Seattle Mariners	0	3	0	.000