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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

Harrelson Faces Surgery and Misty Future
New York Daily News, May 21, 1975
As Roy McMillan once mentored young Bud Harrelson, Buddy is now mentoring his perceived successor, Mike Phillips. The Mets veteran shortstop, still only 30 years old, is struggling with a bad knee and is enduring a lot of pain.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Mike Phillips.


Randomly selected Met Player

Dave Marshall
Born: January 14, 1943
at Artesia, Cal.
Died: June 6, 2019 at Long Beach, Cal.
Marshall
Years with Mets: 1970 - 1972

264 games. 13 hr, 61 rbi, 0.243
70 runs, 10 stolen bases


Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1972 Game Results
05/26 Cardinals 6, Mets 2 Seaver (L, 7-2)
05/27 Mets 4, Cardinals 1 McAndrew (W, 3-1)
05/28 Cardinals 8, Mets 3 Gentry (L, 3-2)
05/29 Mets 7, Cardinals 6 Koosman (W, 2-3)
06/24 Cardinals 11, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 9-4)
06/25 Cardinals 7, Mets 1 Matlack (L, 7-4)
06/25 Cardinals 2, Mets 1 Frisella (L, 2-2)
08/07 Cardinals 3, Mets 2 McGraw (L, 4-5)
08/08 Cardinals 6, Mets 5 Frisella (L, 4-7)
08/09 Mets 8, Cardinals 3 McAndrew (W, 8-3)
09/08 Mets 8, Cardinals 2 Matlack (W, 12-9)
09/08 Cardinals 9, Mets 4 Frisella (L, 4-8)
09/09 Mets 3, Cardinals 1 Gentry (W, 7-8)
09/10 Mets 3, Cardinals 2 Seaver (W, 17-11)
09/26 Mets 3, Cardinals 1 Koosman (W, 10-12)
09/27 Cardinals 4, Mets 0 McAndrew (L, 11-7)
1972 totals: 7 wins, 9 losses



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