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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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Mets Grab Slugging SS; Yanks Draft Catcher No. 1
New York Daily News, June 7, 1968
The "slugging shortstop", Tim Foli, the first pick of the first round in 1968, would only hit one home run as a Met. The catcher the Yankees drafted was Thurman Munson.
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Carl Willey
Born: June 6, 1931
at Cherryfield, Maine
Died: July 21, 2009 at Ellsworth, Maine
Willey
Years with Mets: 1963 - 1965

57 games. 10 - 18, 3.29
128 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2000
Opponent W L T Pct.
Montreal Expos 9 3 0 .750
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 2 0 .778
Milwaukee Brewers 7 2 0 .778
Arizona Diamondbacks 7 2 0 .778
Philadelphia Phillies 6 7 0 .462
St. Louis Cardinals 6 3 0 .667
Atlanta Braves 6 7 0 .462
Colorado Rockies 6 3 0 .667
Florida Marlins 6 6 0 .500
Houston Astros 5 2 0 .714
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 4 0 .556
Chicago Cubs 5 2 0 .714
Cincinnati Reds 4 5 0 .444
San Diego Padres 3 6 0 .333
San Francisco Giants 3 5 0 .375
New York Yankees 2 4 0 .333
Toronto Blue Jays 2 1 0 .667
Baltimore Orioles 2 1 0 .667
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2 1 0 .667
Boston Red Sox 1 2 0 .333



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