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New York Mets signed free agent Yogi Berra on April 27, 1965.

New York Mets sold Luis Alvarado to the Detroit Tigers on April 27, 1977.

New York Mets claimed Buddy Baumann on waivers from the San Diego Padres on April 27, 2018.

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Joe Knows the Score; Nobody Wants Seaver
New York Daily News, June 1, 1977
As Joe Torre is hired as Mets manager, Daily News columnist Dick Young continues his vendetta that would eventually lead Tom Seaver to be traded to Cincinnati.
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Ryan Thompson
Born: November 4, 1967
at Chestertown, Md.
Thompson
Years with Mets: 1992 - 1995

283 games. 39 hr, 126 rbi, 0.239
127 runs, 8 stolen bases


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1972 Game Results
04/21 Mets 2, Cubs 0 Seaver (W, 2-0)
04/23 Mets 8, Cubs 2 Matlack (W, 1-0)
04/23 Mets 7, Cubs 6 McAndrew (W, 1-0)
05/23 Cubs 2, Mets 1 McGraw (L, 2-1)
05/24 Cubs 5, Mets 1 Capra (L, 3-2)
05/25 Mets 3, Cubs 2 McGraw (W, 3-1)
08/04 Mets 6, Cubs 1 McAndrew (W, 7-3)
08/05 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Frisella (L, 4-6)
08/06 Mets 12, Cubs 2 Koosman (W, 8-7)
08/11 Cubs 7, Mets 2 Matlack (L, 10-6)
08/12 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Seaver (W, 13-9)
08/13 Cubs 7, Mets 4 Koosman (L, 8-8)
09/04 Cubs 2, Mets 0 Matlack (L, 11-9)
09/04 Mets 7, Cubs 2 Gentry (W, 6-8)
09/05 Cubs 3, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 16-11)
09/15 Cubs 9, Mets 3 Gentry (L, 7-9)
09/16 Cubs 18, Mets 5 Seaver (L, 17-12)
09/17 Cubs 6, Mets 4 McAndrew (L, 11-6)
1972 totals: 8 wins, 10 losses



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