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New York Mets purchased Gene Woodling from the Washington Senators on June 15, 1962.

New York Mets purchased Bob Friend from the New York Yankees on June 15, 1966.

New York Mets traded Kevin Collins, Steve Renko, Jay Carden and Dave Colon to the Montreal Expos for Donn Clendenon on June 15, 1969.

New York Mets traded Tom Seaver to the Cincinnati Reds for Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson, Pat Zachry and Dan Norman on June 15, 1977.

New York Mets traded Dave Kingman to the San Diego Padres for Bobby Valentine and Paul Siebert on June 15, 1977.

New York Mets traded Mike Phillips to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joel Youngblood on June 15, 1977.

New York Mets traded Bob Myrick and Mike Bruhert to the Texas Rangers for Dock Ellis on June 15, 1979.

New York Mets purchased Andy Hassler from the Boston Red Sox on June 15, 1979.

New York Mets traded Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey to the St. Louis Cardinals for Keith Hernandez on June 15, 1983.

New York Mets sold Mike Jorgensen to the Atlanta Braves on June 15, 1983.

New York Mets traded Jay Tibbs, Eddie Williams and Matt Bullinger to the Cincinnati Reds for Bruce Berenyi on June 15, 1984.

New York Mets released Gary Matthews on June 15, 2010.

New York Mets purchased Brooks Pounders from the Cleveland Indians on June 15, 2019.

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	2 From Class of '71 Move On Newsday, December 9, 1977 In a multi-team trade, the Mets send John Milner to the Pirates and Jon Matlack to the Rangers. Al Oliver is also included in the deal, but the Mets don't get him. They do, however, get Willie Montanez and future Rangers GM Tom Grieve.
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Dick Tidrow Born: May 14, 1947 at San Francisco, Cal. Died: July 10, 2021 at Lee's Summit, Mo.
Years with Mets: 1984 11 games. 0 - 0, 9.19 8 strikeouts, 0 saves

Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds 1969 Game Results
05/06	Mets 8, Reds 1	Cardwell (W, 1-4)
05/07	Reds 3, Mets 0	Gentry (L, 2-2)
05/16	Mets 10, Reds 9	Koonce (W, 2-3)
05/17	Mets 11, Reds 3	Gentry (W, 3-3)
07/24	Reds 4, Mets 3	McGraw (L, 5-2)
07/25	Mets 4, Reds 3	Taylor (W, 5-2)
07/26	Mets 3, Reds 2	Seaver (W, 15-5)
07/27	Reds 6, Mets 3	Cardwell (L, 3-9)
08/04	Reds 1, Mets 0	Koosman (L, 8-7)
08/05	Reds 8, Mets 5	Seaver (L, 15-7)
08/05	Mets 10, Reds 1	Ryan (W, 4-1)
08/06	Reds 3, Mets 2	McAndrew (L, 3-4)
1969 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses