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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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Former major leaguer, Moosic native dies
Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pennsylvania), July 14, 2019
Joe Grzenda pitched in eight seasons in the major leagues, including 11 games with the 1967 Mets, in which he had a 2.16 ERA.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Donn Clendenon
Born: July 15, 1935
at Neosho, Mo.
Died: September 17, 2005 at Sioux Falls, S.D.
Clendenon
Years with Mets: 1969 - 1971

281 games. 45 hr, 171 rbi, 0.267
125 runs, 8 stolen bases


Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1999 Game Results
06/17 Mets 4, Cardinals 3 Leiter (W, 5-5)
06/18 Mets 6, Cardinals 2 Hershiser (W, 7-5)
06/19 Cardinals 7, Mets 6 Isringhausen (L, 1-2)
06/20 Mets 9, Cardinals 6 Reed (W, 5-3)
08/21 Mets 7, Cardinals 4 Mahomes (W, 7-0)
08/22 Mets 8, Cardinals 7 Benitez (W, 2-2)
08/22 Cardinals 7, Mets 5 Hershiser (L, 12-10)
1999 totals: 5 wins, 2 losses



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