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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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Berra Signs 2-Year Pact as Mets' Manager; Staub Traded to Mets for Jorgy, Foli, & Singleton
New York Daily News, April 7, 1972
In the wake of the death of Gil Hodges, Yogi Berra becomes the new Mets manager and, as the 1972 season is set to begin, the Mets make an 11th-hour deal for Rusty Staub.
Tags: Yogi Berra, Tim Foli, Mike Jorgensen, Ken Singleton, Rusty Staub.


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Tom Sturdivant
Born: April 28, 1930
at Gordon, Kan.
Died: February 28, 2009 at Oklahoma City, Okla.
Sturdivant
Years with Mets: 1964

16 games. 0 - 0, 5.97
18 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1988 Game Results
06/20 Pirates 8, Mets 5 Ojeda (L, 5-6)
06/21 Mets 9, Pirates 0 Darling (W, 8-4)
06/22 Mets 3, Pirates 0 Gooden (W, 10-3)
06/27 Pirates 2, Mets 1 Gooden (L, 10-4)
06/28 Mets 5, Pirates 2 Fernandez (W, 4-6)
06/29 Mets 8, Pirates 7 McDowell (W, 4-1)
07/29 Mets 1, Pirates 0 Ojeda (W, 8-8)
07/30 Mets 3, Pirates 0 Fernandez (W, 6-8)
07/31 Mets 2, Pirates 1 Darling (W, 11-7)
08/01 Pirates 7, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 13-6)
08/05 Mets 3, Pirates 2 Darling (W, 12-7)
08/06 Mets 5, Pirates 3 McClure (W, 1-0)
08/07 Mets 6, Pirates 2 Cone (W, 12-2)
08/08 Pirates 1, Mets 0 Ojeda (L, 8-10)
09/05 Mets 7, Pirates 5 Cone (W, 15-3)
09/06 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Ojeda (L, 9-13)
09/12 Mets 3, Pirates 2 Myers (W, 6-3)
09/13 Pirates 1, Mets 0 Gooden (L, 17-7)
1988 totals: 12 wins, 6 losses



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