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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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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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Pete Alonso
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1968 Game Results
05/04 Mets 7, Cubs 3 Selma (W, 1-0)
05/05 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 4-1)
05/05 Cubs 1, Mets 0 Cardwell (L, 1-3)
05/10 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Koosman (W, 5-1)
05/11 Cubs 3, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 1-3)
05/12 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Cardwell (L, 1-4)
05/12 Mets 10, Cubs 0 Selma (W, 2-0)
06/04 Mets 5, Cubs 0 Koosman (W, 9-2)
06/05 Mets 4, Cubs 2 Seaver (W, 3-5)
06/06 Mets 5, Cubs 3 Selma (W, 5-0)
07/11 Mets 1, Cubs 0 Selma (W, 8-3)
07/11 Cubs 2, Mets 0 Cardwell (L, 3-9)
07/12 Mets 4, Cubs 0 Koosman (W, 12-4)
07/13 Cubs 2, Mets 1 Koonce (L, 0-4)
09/10 Cubs 8, Mets 1 Selma (L, 9-9)
09/11 Mets 1, Cubs 0 McAndrew (W, 2-7)
09/17 Mets 3, Cubs 2 McAndrew (W, 3-7)
09/18 Cubs 7, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 18-11)
1968 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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