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New York Mets selected Bruce Boisclair in 20th round of free agent draft on June 4, 1970.

New York Mets selected Mauro Gozzo in 13th round of free agent draft on June 4, 1984.

New York Mets selected Jeromy Burnitz in first round (17th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 4, 1990.

New York Mets selected Aaron Ledesma in second round of free agent draft on June 4, 1990.

New York Mets selected Pete Walker in seventh round of free agent draft on June 4, 1990.

New York Mets selected Fernando Vina in ninth round of free agent draft on June 4, 1990.

New York Mets selected Brian Daubach in 17th round of free agent draft on June 4, 1990.

New York Mets selected Raul Casanova in eighth round of free agent draft on June 4, 1990.

New York Mets selected Dicky Gonzalez in 16th round of free agent draft on June 4, 1996.

New York Mets traded Dave Mlicki and Greg McMichael to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Hideo Nomo and Brad Clontz on June 4, 1998.

New York Mets selected Kevin Plawecki in first round (35th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 4, 2012.

New York Mets selected Gavin Cecchini in first round (12th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 4, 2012.

New York Mets selected Corey Oswalt in seventh round of free agent draft on June 4, 2012.

New York Mets selected Tim Peterson in 20th round of free agent draft on June 4, 2012.

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	Seaver to Reds and King to Padres New York Daily News, June 16, 1977 On a brutal day in Mets history, Tom Seaver is dealt to the Reds for four players. In addition, Dave Kingman is sent to the Padres and Mike Phillips is traded to the Cardinals. (Bobby Valentine is one of the players that the Mets received from San Diego in exchange for Kingman.)
Tags: Dave Kingman, Tom Seaver.

Randomly selected Met Player

Brandon Lyon Born: August 10, 1979 at Salt Lake City, Utah
Years with Mets: 2013 37 games. 2 - 2, 4.98 23 strikeouts, 0 saves

Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds 1972 Game Results
06/06	Mets 3, Reds 2	McAndrew (W, 5-1)
06/07	Reds 6, Mets 3	Gentry (L, 3-4)
06/08	Reds 5, Mets 3	Seaver (L, 8-3)
06/16	Mets 2, Reds 1	Frisella (W, 2-1)
06/17	Reds 8, Mets 2	Gentry (L, 3-5)
06/18	Mets 2, Reds 1	Seaver (W, 9-3)
08/18	Reds 8, Mets 2	Koosman (L, 8-9)
08/19	Reds 5, Mets 0	Strom (L, 0-1)
08/20	Reds 8, Mets 1	McAndrew (L, 9-4)
08/28	Reds 5, Mets 2	Strom (L, 0-2)
08/29	Mets 3, Reds 0	McAndrew (W, 10-5)
08/30	Reds 4, Mets 2	Matlack (L, 11-8)
1972 totals: 4 wins, 8 losses