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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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New York Daily News, February 5, 1970
It's spring training, 1970 and Bud Harrelson is a defending World Champion shortstop. In Dick Young's column, Bud reflects on his recovery from knee surgery in 1968 and how, as a minor league player attending a Mets game in San Francisco, he gained confidence when he witnessed his future mentor Roy McMillan make an error.
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Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1977 Game Results
04/22 Pirates 4, Mets 3 Myrick (L, 0-1)
04/23 Pirates 6, Mets 5 Sadecki (L, 0-1)
05/24 Pirates 5, Mets 2 Matlack (L, 3-5)
07/15 Pirates 7, Mets 1 Zachry (L, 1-3)
07/15 Mets 6, Pirates 1 Espinosa (W, 5-7)
07/16 Mets 5, Pirates 3 Swan (W, 5-6)
07/17 Pirates 3, Mets 1 Matlack (L, 4-12)
07/17 Mets 9, Pirates 3 Koosman (W, 7-11)
08/11 Pirates 9, Mets 1 Zachry (L, 2-5)
08/12 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 8-14)
08/12 Pirates 6, Mets 5 Siebert (L, 2-1)
08/13 Pirates 2, Mets 0 Matlack (L, 6-13)
08/14 Pirates 6, Mets 3 Espinosa (L, 6-9)
09/20 Pirates 4, Mets 2 Espinosa (L, 8-13)
09/21 Pirates 4, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 8-20)
09/27 Mets 7, Pirates 1 Espinosa (W, 9-13)
09/28 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Swan (L, 9-10)
09/29 Pirates 5, Mets 2 Medich (L, 0-1)
1977 totals: 4 wins, 14 losses



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