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New York Mets signed free agent Tug McGraw on June 12, 1964.

New York Mets traded John Stephenson and Rob Gardner to the Chicago Cubs for Bob Hendley on June 12, 1967.

Los Angeles Dodgers signed Danny Heep of the New York Mets as a free agent on June 12, 1987.

New York Mets traded Wayne Housie to the Milwaukee Brewers for Josias Manzanillo on June 12, 1993.

New York Yankees claimed Darren Bragg of the New York Mets on waivers on June 12, 2001.

New York Mets signed free agent T.J. Rivera on June 12, 2011.

New York Mets selected Mark Vientos in second round of free agent draft on June 12, 2017.

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Randomly selected Met Player

Jim Hickman
Born: May 10, 1937
at Henning, Tenn.
Died: June 25, 2016 at Jackson, Tenn.
Hickman
Years with Mets: 1962-1966

624 games. 60 hr, 210 rbi, 0.241
202 runs, 9 stolen bases


Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1976 Game Results
05/04 Mets 5, Reds 3 Seaver (W, 4-0)
05/05 Reds 2, Mets 0 Hall (L, 1-1)
05/06 Mets 4, Reds 2 Swan (W, 2-1)
05/14 Reds 5, Mets 1 Lolich (L, 2-4)
05/15 Reds 2, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 4-2)
05/16 Mets 7, Reds 5 Matlack (W, 4-0)
05/16 Reds 8, Mets 1 Swan (L, 2-2)
07/20 Mets 2, Reds 1 Koosman (W, 11-6)
07/21 Reds 4, Mets 0 Matlack (L, 10-4)
08/13 Reds 7, Mets 3 Lolich (L, 7-11)
08/14 Mets 2, Reds 1 Espinosa (W, 2-2)
08/15 Mets 1, Reds 0 Koosman (W, 15-7)
1976 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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