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Toronto Blue Jays claimed Pete Walker of the New York Mets on waivers on May 4, 2002.

New York Mets purchased Logan Verrett from the Texas Rangers on May 4, 2015.

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More Than The Franchise
Newsday, November 14, 1985
After his incredible 1985 season, and his Cy Young award, it seemed time to proclaim that Dwight Gooden would be better than Tom Seaver. Joe McIlvaine is given credit for discovering the young pitcher.
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Ken Boyer
Born: May 20, 1931
at Liberty, Mo.
Died: September 7, 1982 at St. Louis, Mo.
Boyer
Years with Mets: 1966, 1967

192 games. 17 hr, 74 rbi, 0.258
79 runs, 6 stolen bases


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1970 Game Results
05/29 Astros 5, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 7-4)
05/30 Mets 4, Astros 3 Ryan (W, 4-3)
05/31 Mets 14, Astros 4 Sadecki (W, 4-0)
05/31 Mets 4, Astros 3 McGraw (W, 1-2)
06/08 Mets 2, Astros 0 McAndrew (W, 2-4)
06/09 Mets 2, Astros 1 Seaver (W, 8-5)
06/10 Astros 5, Mets 3 Ryan (L, 4-5)
08/18 Mets 7, Astros 1 Gentry (W, 9-6)
08/19 Astros 9, Mets 4 Seaver (L, 17-8)
08/28 Astros 2, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 17-10)
08/29 Astros 9, Mets 8 McGraw (L, 2-5)
08/30 Astros 9, Mets 5 Ryan (L, 6-10)
1970 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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