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New York Mets traded Don Zimmer to the Cincinnati Reds for Bob Miller and Cliff Cook on May 6, 1962.

New York Mets traded Jim Marshall to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Vinegar Bend Mizell on May 6, 1962.

New York Mets traded Neraldo Catalina to the Tampa Bay Rays for Wilmer Font on May 6, 2019.

New York Mets traded Pedro Quintana to the Milwaukee Braves for Billy McKinney on May 6, 2021.

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Mets' Kress Is Dead at 55
Newsday, November 30, 1962
Obituary for Red Kress, one of the coaches on Casey Stengel's 1962 staff.
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Craig Swan
Born: November 30, 1950
at Van Nuys, Cal.
Swan
Years with Mets: 1973 - 1984

229 games. 59 - 71, 3.72
671 strikeouts, 2 saves


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1969 Game Results
05/30 Mets 4, Giants 3 Seaver (W, 7-3)
05/31 Mets 4, Giants 2 Gentry (W, 4-4)
06/01 Mets 5, Giants 4 Taylor (W, 1-1)
06/10 Mets 9, Giants 4 Cardwell (W, 2-6)
06/11 Giants 7, Mets 2 Gentry (L, 5-5)
08/19 Mets 1, Giants 0 McGraw (W, 6-2)
08/20 Mets 6, Giants 0 McAndrew (W, 5-5)
08/21 Giants 7, Mets 6 Taylor (L, 6-4)
08/29 Giants 5, Mets 0 Gentry (L, 9-11)
08/30 Mets 3, Giants 2 McGraw (W, 7-2)
08/31 Mets 8, Giants 0 Seaver (W, 19-7)
08/31 Giants 3, Mets 2 McGraw (L, 7-3)
1969 totals: 8 wins, 4 losses



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