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New York Mets purchased Harry Chiti from the Cleveland Indians on April 26, 1962.

New York Mets traded Bobby Smith to the Chicago Cubs for Sammy Taylor on April 26, 1962.

New York Mets purchased Jack Lamabe from the Chicago White Sox on April 26, 1967.

New York Mets traded Rick Auerbach to the Texas Rangers for Lenny Randle on April 26, 1977.

New York Mets released Mike Matthews on April 26, 2005.

New York Mets signed free agent Michael Tucker on April 26, 2006.

Philadelphia Phillies signed Ryan Cordell of the New York Mets as a free agent on April 26, 2021.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Mets' Owner Is a Diamond's Best Friend
Newsday, April 12, 1962
A profile of Joan Payson from Newsday's "Paging Women" feature, a section of the paper for news deemed of interest to women. As we saw with an earlier Newsday profile (from 1959), Newsday refers to her as "Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson" and never mentions her actual name, Joan.
Tags: Joan Payson.


Randomly selected Met Player

Tim Spehr
Born: July 2, 1966
at Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Spehr
Years with Mets: 1998

21 games. 0 hr, 3 rbi, 0.137
3 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1993
Opponent W L T Pct.
Florida Marlins 9 4 0 .692
Cincinnati Reds 6 6 0 .500
Colorado Rockies 6 6 0 .500
Chicago Cubs 5 8 0 .385
St. Louis Cardinals 5 8 0 .385
San Diego Padres 5 7 0 .417
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 8 0 .333
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 9 0 .308
San Francisco Giants 4 8 0 .333
Montreal Expos 4 9 0 .308
Philadelphia Phillies 3 10 0 .231
Atlanta Braves 3 9 0 .250
Houston Astros 1 11 0 .083



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