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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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New York Daily News, April 29, 1985
A crazy 18-inning game at Shea, remembered for, among other things, Rusty Staub's improbable outfield heroics.


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Bobby Wahl
Born: March 21, 1992
at Springfield, Va.
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1992 Game Results
06/22 Mets 8, Cubs 2 Fernandez (W, 6-7)
06/23 Mets 4, Cubs 1 Schourek (W, 1-3)
06/24 Mets 3, Cubs 2 Gooden (W, 5-6)
06/25 Cubs 9, Mets 2 Young (L, 2-7)
06/29 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 5-7)
06/30 Cubs 3, Mets 1 Young (L, 2-8)
07/01 Mets 6, Cubs 4 Guetterman (W, 1-0)
08/01 Mets 3, Cubs 0 Schourek (W, 3-4)
08/01 Cubs 6, Mets 1 Whitehurst (L, 1-6)
08/02 Mets 4, Cubs 2 Cone (W, 13-4)
08/06 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Whitehurst (L, 1-7)
08/07 Cubs 9, Mets 1 Cone (L, 13-5)
08/08 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Guetterman (L, 2-1)
08/09 Cubs 6, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 9-9)
09/14 Mets 10, Cubs 8 Innis (W, 6-8)
09/15 Mets 4, Cubs 2 Dewey (W, 1-0)
09/21 Cubs 10, Mets 1 Hillman (L, 2-1)
09/22 Mets 8, Cubs 7 Guetterman (W, 3-4)
1992 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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