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This Date in Mets History

Today is June 4

Born on this date:

Phil Linz (1939)
Rick Wilkins (1967)

Died on this date:

Don Zimmer (2014)
Roger Craig (2023)

Transactions:
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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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

Leon Brown Born: November 16, 1949 at Sacramento, Cal.
Years with Mets: 1976 64 games. 0 hr, 2 rbi, 0.214 11 runs, 2 stolen bases

Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 1980 Game Results
06/10	Mets 5, Dodgers 4	Hausman (W, 2-1)
06/11	Mets 6, Dodgers 2	Swan (W, 5-4)
06/12	Mets 6, Dodgers 5	Reardon (W, 3-2)
06/20	Dodgers 4, Mets 3	Zachry (L, 1-4)
06/21	Dodgers 5, Mets 0	Swan (L, 5-5)
06/22	Mets 9, Dodgers 6	Bomback (W, 4-1)
08/22	Mets 4, Dodgers 2	Burris (W, 7-7)
08/23	Dodgers 4, Mets 2	Hausman (L, 5-4)
08/24	Dodgers 3, Mets 2	Zachry (L, 6-7)
09/01	Dodgers 5, Mets 2	Burris (L, 7-9)
09/02	Dodgers 6, Mets 5	Pacella (L, 3-3)
09/03	Dodgers 2, Mets 0	Zachry (L, 6-9)
1980 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses