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New York Mets traded Hobie Landrith to the Baltimore Orioles for Marv Throneberry on May 9, 1962.

New York Mets released Craig Swan on May 9, 1984.

New York Mets claimed Mark Dewey on waivers from the San Francisco Giants on May 9, 1991.

New York Mets signed free agent Doug Linton on May 9, 2001.

New York Mets signed free agent Brian Lawrence on May 9, 2007.

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Mets Grab Slugging SS; Yanks Draft Catcher No. 1
New York Daily News, June 7, 1968
The "slugging shortstop", Tim Foli, the first pick of the first round in 1968, would only hit one home run as a Met. The catcher the Yankees drafted was Thurman Munson.
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Andy Tomberlin
Born: November 7, 1966
at Monroe, N.C.
Tomberlin
Years with Mets: 1996, 1997

69 games. 3 hr, 10 rbi, 0.260
12 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1967 Game Results
05/02 Mets 3, Giants 2 Shaw (W, 1-1)
05/03 Giants 8, Mets 0 Denehy (L, 0-4)
05/04 Giants 3, Mets 1 Cardwell (L, 2-2)
06/03 Giants 11, Mets 2 Fisher (L, 3-6)
06/03 Mets 2, Giants 1 Shaw (W, 1-5)
06/04 Giants 7, Mets 0 Denehy (L, 1-5)
06/04 Giants 5, Mets 0 Estrada (L, 1-2)
07/03 Mets 5, Giants 3 Seaver (W, 7-5)
07/04 Mets 8, Giants 7 Fisher (W, 6-9)
07/05 Giants 2, Mets 1 Shaw (L, 2-8)
07/25 Giants 5, Mets 4 Reniff (L, 3-1)
07/26 Mets 11, Giants 5 Seaver (W, 10-6)
08/04 Giants 3, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 10-8)
08/06 Giants 9, Mets 7 Shaw (L, 3-5)
08/06 Giants 4, Mets 1 Frisella (L, 0-1)
09/25 Giants 2, Mets 1 Selma (L, 2-4)
09/26 Giants 8, Mets 3 Koosman (L, 0-2)
09/27 Giants 7, Mets 2 McGraw (L, 0-3)
1967 totals: 5 wins, 13 losses



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