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New York Mets traded Don Zimmer to the Cincinnati Reds for Bob Miller and Cliff Cook on May 6, 1962.

New York Mets traded Jim Marshall to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Vinegar Bend Mizell on May 6, 1962.

New York Mets traded Neraldo Catalina to the Tampa Bay Rays for Wilmer Font on May 6, 2019.

New York Mets traded Pedro Quintana to the Milwaukee Braves for Billy McKinney on May 6, 2021.

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Old Friends Pay Their Respects
Newsday, September 19, 1963
The Polo Grounds, where so much history was made by the New York Giants, from John McGraw and Christy Mathewson to Willie Mays and Bobby Thompson, closes with little fanfare. The Mets go quietly against the Phillies and a chapter of baseball history comes to an end.


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Roger Craig
Born: February 17, 1930
at Durham, N.C.
Died: June 4, 2023 at San Diego, Cal.
Craig
Years with Mets: 1962, 1963

88 games. 15 - 46, 4.14
226 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1991 Game Results
05/21 Mets 8, Cubs 6 Gooden (W, 5-3)
05/22 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Viola (L, 5-2)
05/23 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Franco (L, 1-3)
05/27 Mets 3, Cubs 1 Viola (W, 6-2)
05/28 Mets 9, Cubs 8 Pena (W, 1-0)
05/29 Mets 8, Cubs 1 Cone (W, 5-3)
08/02 Cubs 4, Mets 2 Pena (L, 6-1)
08/03 Cubs 9, Mets 2 Viola (L, 11-8)
08/04 Cubs 8, Mets 3 Cone (L, 10-8)
08/05 Cubs 7, Mets 2 Schourek (L, 2-2)
08/09 Cubs 5, Mets 4 Cone (L, 10-9)
08/10 Cubs 6, Mets 2 Burke (L, 1-2)
08/11 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Schourek (L, 2-3)
08/12 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Burke (L, 1-3)
09/11 Mets 4, Cubs 1 Castillo (W, 1-0)
09/12 Mets 6, Cubs 3 Young (W, 2-1)
09/18 Cubs 4, Mets 1 Viola (L, 12-15)
1991 totals: 6 wins, 11 losses



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