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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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Foli is cool as Joe goes to Chapman
New York Daily News, March 3, 1979
It's spring training 1979, and a "mature" Tim Foli is about to lose his starting shortstop job to Kelvin Chapman. Foli would be dealt to Pittsburgh in the coming weeks.
Tags: Kelvin Chapman, Tim Foli, Joe Torre.


Randomly selected Met Player

Al Luplow
Born: March 13, 1939
at Saginaw, Mich.
Died: December 28, 2017 at Saginaw, Mich.
Luplow
Years with Mets: 1966, 1967

152 games. 10 hr, 40 rbi, 0.240
42 runs, 2 stolen bases


Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1963 Game Results
04/16 Reds 7, Mets 4 Hook (L, 0-2)
04/17 Reds 5, Mets 0 Willey (L, 0-1)
05/10 Mets 3, Reds 2 Willey (W, 3-1)
05/11 Reds 4, Mets 2 Jackson (L, 3-3)
05/12 Reds 3, Mets 0 Cisco (L, 1-3)
05/12 Mets 13, Reds 12 Bearnarth (W, 1-0)
06/10 Mets 3, Reds 2 Stallard (W, 1-3)
06/11 Reds 8, Mets 3 Jackson (L, 5-6)
06/14 Mets 10, Reds 3 Willey (W, 5-5)
06/15 Mets 4, Reds 1 Stallard (W, 2-3)
06/16 Reds 11, Mets 5 Jackson (L, 5-7)
06/16 Reds 10, Mets 3 Craig (L, 2-10)
09/02 Mets 5, Reds 3 Jackson (W, 9-16)
09/02 Reds 1, Mets 0 Hook (L, 3-12)
09/03 Reds 5, Mets 0 Stallard (L, 6-13)
09/06 Mets 5, Reds 4 Jackson (W, 10-16)
09/07 Reds 4, Mets 2 Stallard (L, 6-14)
09/08 Mets 3, Reds 2 Hook (W, 4-12)
1963 totals: 8 wins, 10 losses



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