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New York Mets purchased Mike Phillips from the San Francisco Giants on May 3, 1975.

New York Mets released Travis d'Arnaud on May 3, 2019.

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Big Deal! Mets Trade 4 for Fregosi; Angels Get Ryan, 3 Prospects
New York Daily News, December 11, 1971
At the time it looked like it was the "Jim Fregosi trade" but history now knows it as the "Nolan Ryan trade". One hundred years from now, this will still probably be among the worst trades in Mets history.
Tags: Jim Fregosi, Nolan Ryan.


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Billy McKinney
Born: August 23, 1994
at Dallas, Tex.
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Years with Mets: 2021

39 games. 5 hr, 14 rbi, 0.220
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Mets vs. Houston Astros
1976 Game Results
04/23 Astros 3, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 1-1)
04/24 Mets 7, Astros 1 Seaver (W, 2-0)
04/25 Mets 4, Astros 2 Sanders (W, 1-0)
04/30 Mets 3, Astros 1 Matlack (W, 3-0)
05/02 Astros 5, Mets 4 Apodaca (L, 1-1)
05/02 Mets 7, Astros 4 Koosman (W, 2-1)
07/05 Astros 7, Mets 3 Apodaca (L, 1-4)
07/06 Astros 1, Mets 0 Lockwood (L, 5-3)
07/07 Mets 12, Astros 4 Koosman (W, 9-6)
07/15 Mets 3, Astros 1 Koosman (W, 10-6)
07/16 Astros 4, Mets 3 Matlack (L, 10-3)
07/17 Astros 1, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 9-6)
1976 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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