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New York Mets traded Larry Foss to the Milwaukee Braves for Chico Fernandez on May 8, 1963.

New York Mets traded Jay Hook and Adrian Garrett to the Milwaukee Braves for Roy McMillan on May 8, 1964.

New York Mets released Dick Tidrow on May 8, 1984.

New York Mets traded Matt Harvey to the Cincinnati Reds for Devin Mesoraco on May 8, 2018.

New York Mets released Robinson Cano on May 8, 2022.

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Cubs Top Mets in 2 Games; Brock HR Hits Bleachers
New York Daily News, June 18, 1962
On the surface, it looks like just another pair of losses for the 1962 Mets, but one of these games has become the stuff of Mets lore: It's when Marvelous Marv Throneberry hit a triple but was called out for failing to touch first base.
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Al Weis
Born: April 2, 1938
at Franklin Square, N.Y.
Weis
Years with Mets: 1968 - 1971

279 games. 4 hr, 49 rbi, 0.191
58 runs, 7 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Diego Padres
1976 Game Results
05/07 Mets 6, Padres 2 Koosman (W, 3-1)
05/08 Mets 7, Padres 2 Lolich (W, 2-3)
05/09 Padres 4, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 4-1)
06/07 Padres 5, Mets 1 Swan (L, 2-6)
06/08 Padres 3, Mets 0 Lolich (L, 2-8)
06/09 Padres 3, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 5-5)
06/10 Mets 6, Padres 0 Matlack (W, 7-1)
08/10 Mets 5, Padres 4 Koosman (W, 14-7)
08/11 Mets 2, Padres 1 Matlack (W, 12-6)
08/12 Padres 3, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 9-8)
08/21 Mets 7, Padres 1 Koosman (W, 16-7)
08/22 Mets 1, Padres 0 Matlack (W, 13-7)
1976 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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