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New York Mets traded Hobie Landrith to the Baltimore Orioles for Marv Throneberry on May 9, 1962.

New York Mets released Craig Swan on May 9, 1984.

New York Mets claimed Mark Dewey on waivers from the San Francisco Giants on May 9, 1991.

New York Mets signed free agent Doug Linton on May 9, 2001.

New York Mets signed free agent Brian Lawrence on May 9, 2007.

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Mark Bradley
Born: December 3, 1956
at Elizabethtown, Ky.
Died: December 30, 2024 at Louisville, Ky.
Bradley
Years with Mets: 1983

73 games. 3 hr, 5 rbi, 0.202
10 runs, 4 stolen bases


Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
2008 Game Results
04/29 Mets 5, Pirates 4 Sosa (W, 3-1)
04/30 Pirates 13, Mets 1 Perez (L, 2-2)
08/11 Pirates 7, Mets 5 Heilman (L, 2-7)
08/15 Mets 2, Pirates 1 Pelfrey (W, 11-8)
08/16 Mets 7, Pirates 4 Martinez (W, 4-3)
08/17 Mets 4, Pirates 0 Santana (W, 11-7)
08/18 Pirates 5, Mets 2 Feliciano (L, 2-3)
2008 totals: 4 wins, 3 losses



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