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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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Former Pirate part of historic lineup
Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pennsylvania), January 28, 2022
Obituary for Gene Clines, a 1975 Met who had been one of the nine players who were in the first all Black-and-Latino starting lineup that was fielded by the Pirates in 1971.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Tom O'Malley
Born: December 25, 1960
at Orange, N.J.
O'Malley
Years with Mets: 1989, 1990

91 games. 3 hr, 22 rbi, 0.250
16 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1974 Game Results
05/31 Astros 7, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 5-3)
06/01 Mets 3, Astros 1 Seaver (W, 3-5)
06/07 Astros 1, Mets 0 Parker (L, 1-4)
06/08 Mets 6, Astros 5 Sadecki (W, 4-2)
06/09 Astros 11, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 5-4)
08/19 Astros 2, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 7-8)
08/20 Astros 6, Mets 2 Sadecki (L, 4-7)
08/21 Mets 10, Astros 2 Koosman (W, 12-8)
08/26 Mets 5, Astros 4 Koosman (W, 13-8)
08/27 Mets 4, Astros 2 McGraw (W, 5-7)
08/28 Astros 3, Mets 2 Cram (L, 0-1)
08/29 Mets 7, Astros 0 Seaver (W, 8-8)
1974 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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