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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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Says Grant: Seaver Is Forcing Me To Trade Him
New York Daily News, May 8, 1977
Daily News columnist Dick Young firmly sided with the team in its dispute with Tom Seaver in 1977, and played a big part in Seaver's decision to ask to be traded. We see one of his anti-Seaver columns here, plus a typically bizarre Basement Bertha cartoon by Bill Gallo and an article about manager Joe Frazier's many attempts to find a productive lineup.
Tags: Tom Seaver.


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Carl Willey
Born: June 6, 1931
at Cherryfield, Maine
Died: July 21, 2009 at Ellsworth, Maine
Willey
Years with Mets: 1963 - 1965

57 games. 10 - 18, 3.29
128 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1976 Game Results
05/19 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Lolich (L, 2-5)
05/20 Phillies 5, Mets 3 Seaver (L, 4-3)
05/24 Phillies 7, Mets 1 Lolich (L, 2-6)
05/25 Phillies 8, Mets 4 Seaver (L, 4-4)
05/26 Phillies 5, Mets 0 Matlack (L, 4-1)
05/27 Mets 5, Phillies 2 Koosman (W, 6-1)
07/26 Phillies 4, Mets 1 Matlack (L, 10-5)
07/27 Mets 4, Phillies 1 Myrick (W, 1-0)
07/30 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Koosman (W, 12-7)
07/31 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Matlack (L, 10-6)
08/01 Phillies 7, Mets 6 Lockwood (L, 6-6)
08/01 Phillies 2, Mets 0 Espinosa (L, 0-2)
09/03 Mets 1, Phillies 0 Seaver (W, 11-10)
09/04 Mets 7, Phillies 3 Espinosa (W, 3-3)
09/05 Phillies 3, Mets 1 Lolich (L, 7-12)
10/01 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 21-10)
10/02 Phillies 7, Mets 4 Matlack (L, 17-10)
10/03 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Swan (L, 6-9)
1976 totals: 5 wins, 13 losses



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