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Mets Grab Slugging SS; Yanks Draft Catcher No. 1
New York Daily News, June 7, 1968
The "slugging shortstop", Tim Foli, the first pick of the first round in 1968, would only hit one home run as a Met. The catcher the Yankees drafted was Thurman Munson.
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John Gibbons
Born: June 8, 1962
at Great Falls, Mont.
Gibbons
Years with Mets: 1984, 1986

18 games. 1 hr, 2 rbi, 0.220
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Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
1989 Game Results
04/25 Mets 2, Braves 1 Cone (W, 2-1)
04/26 Mets 6, Braves 1 Gooden (W, 4-0)
05/01 Mets 3, Braves 1 Gooden (W, 5-0)
05/02 Mets 7, Braves 1 Ojeda (W, 1-3)
07/13 Mets 5, Braves 1 Darling (W, 7-6)
07/14 Braves 3, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 7-3)
07/15 Mets 6, Braves 4 Aguilera (W, 5-3)
07/16 Braves 6, Mets 2 Ojeda (L, 5-9)
07/20 Mets 4, Braves 1 Ojeda (W, 6-9)
07/21 Mets 6, Braves 4 Darling (W, 8-7)
07/22 Mets 7, Braves 5 Aguilera (W, 6-3)
07/23 Mets 7, Braves 2 Cone (W, 8-5)
1989 totals: 10 wins, 2 losses



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