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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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Ron Swoboda
Born: June 30, 1944
at Baltimore, Md.
Swoboda
Years with Mets: 1965-1970

737 games. 69 hr, 304 rbi, 0.242
246 runs, 20 stolen bases


Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
1969 Game Results
05/13 Braves 4, Mets 3 Gentry (L, 2-3)
05/14 Mets 9, Braves 3 Seaver (W, 5-2)
05/15 Braves 6, Mets 5 Cardwell (L, 1-6)
05/21 Mets 5, Braves 0 Seaver (W, 6-2)
05/22 Braves 15, Mets 3 McGraw (L, 3-1)
08/01 Mets 5, Braves 4 Koonce (W, 5-3)
08/02 Mets 1, Braves 0 McAndrew (W, 3-3)
08/03 Mets 6, Braves 5 Taylor (W, 6-2)
08/08 Mets 4, Braves 1 Koosman (W, 9-7)
08/08 Braves 1, Mets 0 Taylor (L, 6-3)
08/09 Mets 5, Braves 3 Seaver (W, 16-7)
08/10 Mets 3, Braves 0 Cardwell (W, 4-9)
1969 totals: 8 wins, 4 losses



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