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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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Joel Youngblood
Born: August 28, 1951
at Houston, Tex.
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Years with Mets: 1977 - 1982

610 games. 38 hr, 216 rbi, 0.274
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Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1987 Game Results
05/15 Mets 8, Giants 3 Fernandez (W, 5-2)
05/16 Giants 5, Mets 4 Innis (L, 0-1)
05/17 Mets 6, Giants 4 Cone (W, 2-2)
05/25 Mets 8, Giants 7 Leach (W, 2-0)
05/26 Mets 3, Giants 2 Sisk (W, 1-0)
05/27 Mets 4, Giants 3 McDowell (W, 2-1)
08/18 Mets 7, Giants 2 Gooden (W, 10-4)
08/19 Giants 10, Mets 6 McDowell (L, 7-5)
08/20 Mets 7, Giants 4 Cone (W, 3-2)
08/28 Mets 4, Giants 0 Gooden (W, 12-4)
08/29 Giants 9, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 10-8)
08/30 Mets 5, Giants 3 Aguilera (W, 6-2)
1987 totals: 9 wins, 3 losses



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