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New York Mets traded Ken Henderson to the Cincinnati Reds for Dale Murray on May 19, 1978.

New York Mets signed free agent Abraham Nunez on May 19, 2008.

New York Mets signed free agent Matt Festa on May 19, 2024.

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The Yale Man Passes Toughest Test of Career
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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. Colorado Rockies
1998 Game Results
04/30 Rockies 4, Mets 0 Jones (L, 1-3)
05/02 Rockies 7, Mets 3 Cook (L, 2-1)
05/03 Mets 5, Rockies 2 Reed (W, 2-2)
08/07 Mets 8, Rockies 7 Reed (W, 13-7)
08/08 Mets 4, Rockies 3 Reynoso (W, 3-0)
08/09 Rockies 11, Mets 4 Nomo (L, 3-2)
08/18 Mets 6, Rockies 2 Leiter (W, 12-4)
08/18 Mets 6, Rockies 3 Rojas (W, 5-2)
08/19 Mets 2, Rockies 1 Yoshii (W, 5-6)
1998 totals: 6 wins, 3 losses



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