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Today is May 9

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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Mule Name Nettles Mets' Fans
Daily Record (Morris County, NJ), July 9, 1979
Sports columnist Steve Caulk reacts to the announcement that the Mets' mule mascot will be named "Mettle".


Randomly selected Met Player

Bernard Gilkey
Born: September 24, 1966
at St. Louis, Mo.
Gilkey
Years with Mets: 1996 - 1998

380 games. 52 hr, 223 rbi, 0.273
226 runs, 29 stolen bases


Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1967 Game Results
04/28 Reds 7, Mets 1 Shaw (L, 0-3)
04/29 Reds 7, Mets 0 Denehy (L, 0-3)
04/30 Mets 2, Reds 0 Cardwell (W, 2-1)
04/30 Reds 3, Mets 2 Seaver (L, 2-1)
05/09 Mets 3, Reds 2 Fisher (W, 2-2)
05/10 Reds 7, Mets 4 Cardwell (L, 2-3)
06/13 Reds 6, Mets 0 Denehy (L, 1-6)
06/13 Mets 7, Reds 3 Seaver (W, 5-3)
06/14 Mets 4, Reds 0 Shaw (W, 2-5)
07/13 Mets 7, Reds 3 Hendley (W, 1-1)
07/13 Reds 6, Mets 3 Shaw (L, 2-9)
07/14 Reds 1, Mets 0 Fisher (L, 6-10)
07/15 Reds 6, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 8-6)
09/04 Reds 2, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 12-12)
09/08 Reds 3, Mets 0 Frisella (L, 1-4)
09/08 Mets 5, Reds 4 Seaver (W, 13-12)
09/09 Reds 2, Mets 0 Graham (L, 0-2)
09/10 Reds 5, Mets 2 McGraw (L, 0-1)
1967 totals: 6 wins, 12 losses



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