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New York Mets signed free agent Tug McGraw on June 12, 1964.

New York Mets traded John Stephenson and Rob Gardner to the Chicago Cubs for Bob Hendley on June 12, 1967.

Los Angeles Dodgers signed Danny Heep of the New York Mets as a free agent on June 12, 1987.

New York Mets traded Wayne Housie to the Milwaukee Brewers for Josias Manzanillo on June 12, 1993.

New York Yankees claimed Darren Bragg of the New York Mets on waivers on June 12, 2001.

New York Mets signed free agent T.J. Rivera on June 12, 2011.

New York Mets selected Mark Vientos in second round of free agent draft on June 12, 2017.

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John Stearns
Born: August 21, 1951
at Denver, Colo.
Died: September 15, 2022 at Denver, Colo.
Stearns
Years with Mets: 1975-1984

809 games. 46 hr, 312 rbi, 0.259
334 runs, 91 stolen bases


Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1989 Game Results
04/11 Pirates 4, Mets 3 Myers (L, 0-1)
04/13 Pirates 4, Mets 2 Darling (L, 0-2)
06/02 Mets 3, Pirates 2 Aguilera (W, 2-1)
06/03 Mets 9, Pirates 3 Darling (W, 4-4)
06/04 Mets 4, Pirates 3 Aase (W, 1-1)
06/09 Pirates 4, Mets 3 McDowell (L, 1-5)
06/10 Pirates 6, Mets 5 Myers (L, 5-2)
06/11 Mets 6, Pirates 1 Ojeda (W, 3-6)
07/25 Pirates 4, Mets 2 Aguilera (L, 6-4)
07/26 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Darling (L, 8-8)
07/27 Pirates 10, Mets 8 Aase (L, 1-3)
09/08 Mets 7, Pirates 2 Ojeda (W, 11-10)
09/09 Pirates 8, Mets 5 Innis (L, 0-1)
09/10 Pirates 4, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 11-4)
09/29 Mets 6, Pirates 2 Viola (W, 5-5)
09/29 Mets 7, Pirates 0 Cone (W, 14-8)
09/30 Mets 7, Pirates 2 Myers (W, 7-4)
10/01 Mets 7, Pirates 3 Fernandez (W, 14-5)
1989 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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