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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Big Deal! Mets Trade 4 for Fregosi; Angels Get Ryan, 3 Prospects
New York Daily News, December 11, 1971
At the time it looked like it was the "Jim Fregosi trade" but history now knows it as the "Nolan Ryan trade". One hundred years from now, this will still probably be among the worst trades in Mets history.
Tags: Jim Fregosi, Nolan Ryan.


Randomly selected Met Player

Bob Johnson
Born: March 4, 1936
at Omaha, Neb.
Died: November 9, 2019 at St. Paul, Minn.
Johnson
Years with Mets: 1967

90 games. 5 hr, 27 rbi, 0.348
26 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1978 Game Results
04/10 Mets 6, Cubs 0 Swan (W, 1-0)
04/11 Cubs 4, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 1-1)
04/12 Cubs 4, Mets 2 Espinosa (L, 0-1)
04/21 Cubs 5, Mets 0 Swan (L, 1-1)
04/22 Mets 3, Cubs 2 Cornejo (W, 3-0)
04/23 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Metzger (L, 0-1)
06/26 Cubs 10, Mets 9 Metzger (L, 1-2)
06/27 Mets 7, Cubs 2 Zachry (W, 9-3)
06/28 Cubs 9, Mets 8 Metzger (L, 1-3)
07/06 Mets 9, Cubs 6 Espinosa (W, 7-7)
07/07 Cubs 9, Mets 7 Siebert (L, 0-2)
07/08 Mets 7, Cubs 0 Kobel (W, 1-1)
07/09 Cubs 4, Mets 1 Zachry (L, 10-4)
09/11 Cubs 9, Mets 4 Bruhert (L, 3-9)
09/29 Mets 3, Cubs 2 Espinosa (W, 11-15)
09/29 Cubs 5, Mets 4 Bruhert (L, 4-11)
09/30 Cubs 7, Mets 5 Bernard (L, 1-4)
10/01 Mets 5, Cubs 3 Kobel (W, 5-6)
1978 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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