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Larry Foss (2019)

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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Says Grant: Seaver Is Forcing Me To Trade Him
New York Daily News, May 8, 1977
Daily News columnist Dick Young firmly sided with the team in its dispute with Tom Seaver in 1977, and played a big part in Seaver's decision to ask to be traded. We see one of his anti-Seaver columns here, plus a typically bizarre Basement Bertha cartoon by Bill Gallo and an article about manager Joe Frazier's many attempts to find a productive lineup.

Tags: Tom Seaver.

Randomly selected Met Player

Ty Wigginton Born: October 11, 1977 at San Diego, Cal.
Years with Mets: 2002-2004 288 games. 29 hr, 131 rbi, 0.270 137 runs, 20 stolen bases

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2015
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Philadelphia Phillies	14	5	0	.737
Washington Nationals	11	8	0	.579
Miami Marlins	11	8	0	.579
Atlanta Braves	11	8	0	.579
Colorado Rockies	7	0	0	1.000
Cincinnati Reds	7	0	0	1.000
Arizona Diamondbacks	5	2	0	.714
Los Angeles Dodgers	4	3	0	.571
San Francisco Giants	3	3	0	.500
St. Louis Cardinals	3	4	0	.429
Baltimore Orioles	3	1	0	.750
Milwaukee Brewers	3	3	0	.500
San Diego Padres	2	4	0	.333
New York Yankees	2	4	0	.333
Toronto Blue Jays	2	2	0	.500
Boston Red Sox	1	2	0	.333
Tampa Bay Rays	1	2	0	.333
Pittsburgh Pirates	0	6	0	.000
Chicago Cubs	0	7	0	.000