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New York Mets traded Tim Foli and Greg Field to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Frank Taveras on April 19, 1979.

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Pirates Ship Taveras to Mets, Acquire Foli: Tanner Seeking to Bolster Buc Defense
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 20, 1979
The Tim Foli/Frank Taveras trade, as reported from Pittsburgh. From this perspective, Taveras is a poor defensive player who was just "peddled" to the Mets.
Tags: Tim Foli, Frank Taveras.


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Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1990 Game Results
05/08 Mets 4, Giants 1 Fernandez (W, 2-3)
05/09 Giants 4, Mets 2 Ojeda (L, 0-1)
05/14 Giants 4, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 2-4)
05/15 Giants 6, Mets 5 Ojeda (L, 0-2)
05/16 Giants 4, Mets 3 Pena (L, 1-1)
08/17 Giants 3, Mets 2 Viola (L, 15-8)
08/18 Mets 9, Giants 2 Cone (W, 9-6)
08/19 Mets 10, Giants 9 Gooden (W, 13-6)
08/30 Mets 12, Giants 2 Fernandez (W, 9-10)
08/31 Mets 4, Giants 3 Viola (W, 17-9)
09/01 Mets 6, Giants 5 Valera (W, 1-0)
09/02 Mets 10, Giants 6 Cone (W, 11-7)
1990 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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