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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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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 Hassler
Born: October 18, 1951
at Texas City, Tex.
Died: December 25, 2019 at Wickenburg, Ariz.
Hassler
Years with Mets: 1979

29 games. 4 - 5, 3.70
53 strikeouts, 4 saves


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1965 Game Results
04/17 Giants 4, Mets 0 Parsons (L, 0-1)
04/18 Giants 4, Mets 1 Jackson (L, 0-2)
04/18 Mets 7, Giants 1 Kroll (W, 1-0)
04/23 Mets 9, Giants 8 Ribant (W, 1-0)
04/24 Mets 7, Giants 6 Kroll (W, 2-0)
04/25 Giants 5, Mets 0 Jackson (L, 0-3)
04/25 Mets 4, Giants 3 Spahn (W, 2-0)
06/08 Giants 2, Mets 1 Cisco (L, 1-3)
06/09 Giants 4, Mets 2 Fisher (L, 5-5)
06/10 Giants 3, Mets 0 Kroll (L, 3-4)
06/18 Giants 3, Mets 0 Cisco (L, 1-4)
06/19 Giants 2, Mets 1 Fisher (L, 5-7)
08/16 Giants 3, Mets 2 Moorhead (L, 0-1)
08/17 Giants 3, Mets 2 Fisher (L, 7-16)
08/18 Giants 5, Mets 0 Miller (L, 1-2)
08/27 Giants 9, Mets 2 Sutherland (L, 1-1)
08/28 Mets 3, Giants 0 Cisco (W, 4-8)
08/29 Giants 8, Mets 3 Fisher (L, 8-17)
1965 totals: 5 wins, 13 losses



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