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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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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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Jack Lamabe
Born: October 3, 1936
at Farmingdale, N.Y.
Died: December 21, 2007 at Baton Rouge, La.
Lamabe
Years with Mets: 1967

16 games. 0 - 3, 3.98
23 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1968 Game Results
05/06 Cardinals 2, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 1-2)
05/07 Mets 4, Cardinals 1 Ryan (W, 3-2)
05/08 Cardinals 2, Mets 0 Jackson (L, 0-1)
05/31 Cardinals 2, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 2-5)
06/01 Cardinals 6, Mets 5 Koonce (L, 0-1)
06/02 Cardinals 6, Mets 3 Jackson (L, 0-3)
06/02 Cardinals 3, Mets 2 Cardwell (L, 1-6)
07/19 Mets 4, Cardinals 2 Jackson (W, 3-4)
07/20 Cardinals 2, Mets 0 Selma (L, 8-5)
07/21 Cardinals 2, Mets 0 McAndrew (L, 0-1)
07/21 Mets 1, Cardinals 0 Koosman (W, 13-5)
07/29 Cardinals 5, Mets 1 Ryan (L, 6-9)
07/30 Cardinals 7, Mets 1 Selma (L, 8-7)
08/26 Mets 1, Cardinals 0 McAndrew (W, 1-5)
08/27 Mets 4, Cardinals 0 Selma (W, 9-8)
08/30 Mets 8, Cardinals 2 Seaver (W, 13-9)
08/31 Cardinals 2, Mets 0 McAndrew (L, 1-6)
09/01 Cardinals 3, Mets 2 Short (L, 0-3)
1968 totals: 6 wins, 12 losses



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