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New York Mets purchased Butch Metzger from the St. Louis Cardinals on April 5, 1978.

New York Mets purchased Dan Boitano from the Milwaukee Brewers on April 5, 1981.

New York Mets released Mike Cubbage on April 5, 1982.

New York Mets sold Gary Rajsich to the St. Louis Cardinals on April 5, 1984.

New York Mets signed free agent Julio Machado on April 5, 1989.

New York Mets traded Bruce Chen, Dicky Gonzalez and Luis Figueroa to the Montreal Expos for Scott Strickland, Matt Watson and Phil Seibel on April 5, 2002.

New York Mets claimed Marco Scutaro on waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers on April 5, 2002.

New York Mets signed free agent Gary Sheffield of the Detroit Tigers on April 5, 2009.

New York Mets signed free agent Rene Rivera on April 5, 2016.

New York Mets signed free agent Julio Teheran on April 5, 2024.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Mets Win! Give Pirates Hook, 9-1
New York Daily News, April 24, 1962
The Mets, behind the pitching of Jay Hook, win their first-ever regular season game. Featuring a cartoon by Bruce Stark and a sidebar article with comments by Branch Rickey.
Tags: Jay Hook, Joan Payson.


Randomly selected Met Player

Michael Conforto
Born: March 1, 1993
at Woodlinville, Wash.
Conforto
Years with Mets: 2015 - 2021

757 games. 132 hr, 396 rbi, 0.255
400 runs, 18 stolen bases


Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1967 Game Results
05/12 Cardinals 7, Mets 5 Shaw (L, 1-2)
05/14 Mets 3, Cardinals 1 Fisher (W, 3-2)
05/19 Cardinals 6, Mets 3 Fisher (L, 3-3)
05/20 Cardinals 11, Mets 9 Shaw (L, 0-4)
05/21 Cardinals 3, Mets 2 Cardwell (L, 2-5)
06/30 Cardinals 4, Mets 1 Shaw (L, 2-7)
07/01 Mets 6, Cardinals 4 Reniff (W, 1-0)
07/02 Mets 5, Cardinals 4 Reniff (W, 2-0)
07/02 Cardinals 3, Mets 1 Lamabe (L, 0-2)
07/16 Mets 2, Cardinals 1 Bennett (W, 1-0)
07/16 Mets 8, Cardinals 5 Shaw (W, 3-9)
07/17 Cardinals 6, Mets 4 Cardwell (L, 3-7)
08/28 Mets 4, Cardinals 2 Fisher (W, 9-15)
08/28 Cardinals 6, Mets 0 Hendley (L, 3-3)
08/29 Mets 2, Cardinals 0 Koonce (W, 3-1)
08/30 Cardinals 2, Mets 0 Frisella (L, 1-2)
09/06 Cardinals 3, Mets 1 Fisher (L, 9-17)
09/07 Cardinals 9, Mets 2 Koonce (L, 3-3)
1967 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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