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New York Mets claimed Greg Goossen on waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 9, 1965.

New York Mets sold Michael Tonkin to the Minnesota Twins on April 9, 2024.

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Berra Signs 2-Year Pact as Mets' Manager; Staub Traded to Mets for Jorgy, Foli, & Singleton
New York Daily News, April 7, 1972
In the wake of the death of Gil Hodges, Yogi Berra becomes the new Mets manager and, as the 1972 season is set to begin, the Mets make an 11th-hour deal for Rusty Staub.
Tags: Yogi Berra, Tim Foli, Mike Jorgensen, Ken Singleton, Rusty Staub.


Randomly selected Met Player

Darryl Hamilton
Born: December 3, 1964
at Baton Rouge, La.
Died: June 21, 2015 at Pearland, Tex.
Hamilton
Years with Mets: 1999 - 2001

150 games. 7 hr, 32 rbi, 0.283
54 runs, 7 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Diego Padres
1991 Game Results
04/30 Mets 6, Padres 3 Gooden (W, 3-1)
05/01 Padres 8, Mets 7 Viola (L, 3-1)
05/13 Padres 5, Mets 2 Cone (L, 3-2)
05/14 Mets 6, Padres 1 Whitehurst (W, 2-1)
05/15 Mets 7, Padres 1 Gooden (W, 4-3)
07/11 Mets 4, Padres 3 Franco (W, 2-6)
07/12 Mets 6, Padres 3 Viola (W, 11-5)
07/13 Mets 3, Padres 1 Cone (W, 9-5)
07/14 Padres 2, Mets 1 Darling (L, 5-6)
07/26 Padres 8, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 0-1)
07/27 Mets 4, Padres 0 Gooden (W, 11-6)
07/28 Padres 2, Mets 0 Viola (L, 11-7)
1991 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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