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New York Mets traded Larry Foss to the Milwaukee Braves for Chico Fernandez on May 8, 1963.

New York Mets traded Jay Hook and Adrian Garrett to the Milwaukee Braves for Roy McMillan on May 8, 1964.

New York Mets released Dick Tidrow on May 8, 1984.

New York Mets traded Matt Harvey to the Cincinnati Reds for Devin Mesoraco on May 8, 2018.

New York Mets released Robinson Cano on May 8, 2022.

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New Jersey Record (Bergen, NJ), April 25, 1962
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Brandon Lyon
Born: August 10, 1979
at Salt Lake City, Utah
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Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1987 Game Results
04/17 Cardinals 4, Mets 3 Ojeda (L, 1-2)
04/18 Cardinals 12, Mets 8 Orosco (L, 0-1)
04/19 Cardinals 4, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 2-1)
04/24 Mets 2, Cardinals 1 Fernandez (W, 3-1)
04/25 Cardinals 3, Mets 2 Aguilera (L, 1-1)
04/26 Cardinals 7, Mets 4 Darling (L, 2-1)
06/29 Cardinals 8, Mets 7 Orosco (L, 1-6)
06/30 Mets 3, Cardinals 2 Gooden (W, 5-1)
07/01 Mets 9, Cardinals 6 Myers (W, 1-3)
07/28 Mets 6, Cardinals 4 Darling (W, 6-7)
07/29 Mets 6, Cardinals 4 McDowell (W, 5-3)
07/30 Mets 5, Cardinals 3 Gooden (W, 8-3)
09/11 Cardinals 6, Mets 4 Orosco (L, 3-8)
09/12 Cardinals 8, Mets 1 Gooden (L, 13-6)
09/13 Mets 4, Cardinals 2 Cone (W, 5-3)
10/02 Cardinals 3, Mets 2 Mitchell (L, 3-6)
10/03 Mets 7, Cardinals 1 Aguilera (W, 11-3)
10/04 Mets 11, Cardinals 6 Myers (W, 3-6)
1987 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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