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This Date in Mets History

Today is June 4

Born on this date:

Phil Linz (1939)
Rick Wilkins (1967)

Died on this date:

Don Zimmer (2014)
Roger Craig (2023)

Transactions:
New York Mets selected Bruce Boisclair in 20th round of free agent draft on June 4, 1970.

New York Mets selected Mauro Gozzo in 13th round of free agent draft on June 4, 1984.

New York Mets selected Jeromy Burnitz in first round (17th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 4, 1990.

New York Mets selected Aaron Ledesma in second round of free agent draft on June 4, 1990.

New York Mets selected Pete Walker in seventh round of free agent draft on June 4, 1990.

New York Mets selected Fernando Vina in ninth round of free agent draft on June 4, 1990.

New York Mets selected Brian Daubach in 17th round of free agent draft on June 4, 1990.

New York Mets selected Raul Casanova in eighth round of free agent draft on June 4, 1990.

New York Mets selected Dicky Gonzalez in 16th round of free agent draft on June 4, 1996.

New York Mets traded Dave Mlicki and Greg McMichael to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Hideo Nomo and Brad Clontz on June 4, 1998.

New York Mets selected Kevin Plawecki in first round (35th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 4, 2012.

New York Mets selected Gavin Cecchini in first round (12th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 4, 2012.

New York Mets selected Corey Oswalt in seventh round of free agent draft on June 4, 2012.

New York Mets selected Tim Peterson in 20th round of free agent draft on June 4, 2012.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Mets, former mentor enjoy reunion
Columbia Record (Columbia, SC), July 30, 1985
Bud Harrelson left his job managing the Columbia Mets during the 1985 season in order to join Davey Johnson's big-league coaching staff. In this article, Bud is interviewed while on a return visit to Columbia, where he reflects on his time there and on some of the differences between being a minor-league manager and a major-league third-base coach.

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Randomly selected Met Player

Hawk Taylor Born: April 3, 1939 at Metropolis, Ill. Died: June 9, 2012 at Paducah, Ky.
Years with Mets: 1964 - 1967 183 games. 11 hr, 49 rbi, 0.213 33 runs, 0 stolen bases

Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals 1997 Game Results
05/02	Mets 7, Cardinals 4	McMichael (W, 2-2)
05/03	Mets 5, Cardinals 1	Reed (W, 3-1)
05/04	Cardinals 8, Mets 2	Clark (L, 3-2)
05/09	Mets 10, Cardinals 3	Clark (W, 4-2)
05/10	Mets 2, Cardinals 0	Jones (W, 6-2)
05/11	Mets 6, Cardinals 4	Lidle (W, 1-0)
08/04	Mets 4, Cardinals 2	Reed (W, 10-4)
08/05	Mets 5, Cardinals 4	Lidle (W, 5-1)
08/12	Cardinals 5, Mets 2	Mlicki (L, 5-9)
08/13	Mets 5, Cardinals 4	Lidle (W, 6-1)
08/14	Mets 6, Cardinals 2	Jones (W, 13-7)
1997 totals: 9 wins, 2 losses