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New York Mets purchased Harry Chiti from the Cleveland Indians on April 26, 1962.

New York Mets traded Bobby Smith to the Chicago Cubs for Sammy Taylor on April 26, 1962.

New York Mets purchased Jack Lamabe from the Chicago White Sox on April 26, 1967.

New York Mets traded Rick Auerbach to the Texas Rangers for Lenny Randle on April 26, 1977.

New York Mets released Mike Matthews on April 26, 2005.

New York Mets signed free agent Michael Tucker on April 26, 2006.

Philadelphia Phillies signed Ryan Cordell of the New York Mets as a free agent on April 26, 2021.

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Viewing the Mets in a New Light
Newsday, August 31, 1982
Newsday's TV sports columnist Stan Isaacs on the 1982 Mets broadcast team of Ralph Kiner and Lorn Brown. It was a one-year failed experiment. Fortunately, the Mets noticed and the booth became much livelier in 1983.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Cal Koonce
Born: November 18, 1940
at Fayetteville, N.C.
Died: October 28, 1993 at Winston-Salem, N.C.
Koonce
Years with Mets: 1967 - 1970

119 games. 15 - 12, 3.43
132 strikeouts, 7 saves


Mets vs. Montreal Expos
1973 Game Results
04/21 Mets 5, Expos 0 Parker (W, 2-0)
04/22 Expos 2, Mets 1 Hennigan (L, 0-1)
04/22 Mets 13, Expos 3 McAndrew (W, 1-2)
05/16 Mets 8, Expos 3 Parker (W, 4-0)
07/02 Expos 2, Mets 1 Capra (L, 0-3)
07/03 Expos 19, Mets 8 McAndrew (L, 3-7)
07/04 Expos 7, Mets 5 Capra (L, 0-4)
07/05 Mets 7, Expos 3 Matlack (W, 6-10)
07/28 Mets 11, Expos 3 Stone (W, 6-3)
07/29 Expos 6, Mets 4 Sadecki (L, 1-1)
07/30 Expos 1, Mets 0 Matlack (L, 7-14)
07/30 Expos 5, Mets 2 Capra (L, 1-5)
09/07 Mets 1, Expos 0 Matlack (W, 12-15)
09/07 Mets 4, Expos 2 McGraw (W, 3-6)
09/08 Expos 3, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 16-9)
09/09 Mets 3, Expos 0 Stone (W, 10-3)
09/25 Mets 2, Expos 1 Koosman (W, 13-15)
09/26 Expos 8, Mets 5 Parker (L, 8-4)
1973 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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