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New York Mets traded Larry Foss to the Milwaukee Braves for Chico Fernandez on May 8, 1963.

New York Mets traded Jay Hook and Adrian Garrett to the Milwaukee Braves for Roy McMillan on May 8, 1964.

New York Mets released Dick Tidrow on May 8, 1984.

New York Mets traded Matt Harvey to the Cincinnati Reds for Devin Mesoraco on May 8, 2018.

New York Mets released Robinson Cano on May 8, 2022.

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The best is yet to come: Dwight's future can make one Cy with envy
New York Daily News, November 14, 1985
Sadly, Phil Pepe was wrong. At the age of 20, Dwight Gooden's best days were already behind him.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Jim Beauchamp
Born: August 21, 1939
at Vinita, Okla.
Died: December 25, 2007 at Union City, Ga.
Beauchamp
Years with Mets: 1972, 1973

108 games. 5 hr, 33 rbi, 0.254
15 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1984 Game Results
04/13 Cubs 11, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 1-1)
04/14 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Leary (L, 1-1)
05/01 Mets 8, Cubs 1 Gooden (W, 2-1)
05/02 Mets 4, Cubs 3 Lynch (W, 3-0)
07/27 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Gooden (W, 9-6)
07/28 Cubs 11, Mets 4 Sisk (L, 1-3)
07/29 Cubs 3, Mets 0 Terrell (L, 8-8)
07/29 Cubs 5, Mets 1 Berenyi (L, 4-4)
08/06 Cubs 9, Mets 3 Gooden (L, 9-8)
08/07 Cubs 8, Mets 6 Darling (L, 10-5)
08/07 Cubs 8, Mets 4 Lynch (L, 8-7)
08/08 Cubs 7, Mets 6 Gardner (L, 1-1)
09/07 Mets 10, Cubs 0 Gooden (W, 15-8)
09/08 Cubs 6, Mets 0 Terrell (L, 10-11)
09/09 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Darling (W, 12-6)
09/14 Cubs 7, Mets 1 Darling (L, 12-7)
09/15 Cubs 5, Mets 4 Fernandez (L, 4-6)
09/16 Mets 9, Cubs 3 Berenyi (W, 9-6)
1984 totals: 6 wins, 12 losses



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