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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Pete Rose: A Professional Player All the Way
New York Daily News, October 11, 1973
After the legendary dustup between Bud Harrelson and Pete Rose, M. Donald Grant of the Mets and Bob Howsam of the Reds tried to arrange a home-plate handshake between the two players. Harrelson reluctantly agreed, but Rose nixed the idea.
Tags: M. Donald Grant, Bud Harrelson.


Randomly selected Met Player

Yogi Berra
Born: May 12, 1925
at St. Louis, Mo.
Died: September 22, 2015 at West Caldwell, N.J.
Berra
Years with Mets: 1965

4 games. 0 hr, 0 rbi, 0.222
1 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
2001 Game Results
05/11 Giants 3, Mets 2 Wall (L, 0-3)
05/12 Giants 10, Mets 3 Gonzalez (L, 1-1)
05/13 Giants 6, Mets 3 Appier (L, 2-4)
08/24 Mets 4, Giants 3 Chen (W, 2-1)
08/25 Mets 3, Giants 2 Riggan (W, 2-2)
08/26 Mets 6, Giants 5 Leiter (W, 9-10)
08/27 Giants 6, Mets 5 White (L, 3-5)
2001 totals: 3 wins, 4 losses



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