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New York Mets purchased Gene Woodling from the Washington Senators on June 15, 1962.

New York Mets purchased Bob Friend from the New York Yankees on June 15, 1966.

New York Mets traded Kevin Collins, Steve Renko, Jay Carden and Dave Colon to the Montreal Expos for Donn Clendenon on June 15, 1969.

New York Mets traded Tom Seaver to the Cincinnati Reds for Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson, Pat Zachry and Dan Norman on June 15, 1977.

New York Mets traded Dave Kingman to the San Diego Padres for Bobby Valentine and Paul Siebert on June 15, 1977.

New York Mets traded Mike Phillips to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joel Youngblood on June 15, 1977.

New York Mets traded Bob Myrick and Mike Bruhert to the Texas Rangers for Dock Ellis on June 15, 1979.

New York Mets purchased Andy Hassler from the Boston Red Sox on June 15, 1979.

New York Mets traded Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey to the St. Louis Cardinals for Keith Hernandez on June 15, 1983.

New York Mets sold Mike Jorgensen to the Atlanta Braves on June 15, 1983.

New York Mets traded Jay Tibbs, Eddie Williams and Matt Bullinger to the Cincinnati Reds for Bruce Berenyi on June 15, 1984.

New York Mets released Gary Matthews on June 15, 2010.

New York Mets purchased Brooks Pounders from the Cleveland Indians on June 15, 2019.

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David Wright Born: December 20, 1982 at Norfolk, Va.
Years with Mets: 2004-2016, 2018 1585 games. 242 hr, 970 rbi, 0.296 949 runs, 196 stolen bases

Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds 1987 Game Results
05/05	Reds 2, Mets 0	Fernandez (L, 4-2)
05/06	Mets 3, Reds 2	Aguilera (W, 3-1)
05/11	Reds 12, Mets 2	Aguilera (L, 3-2)
05/12	Mets 6, Reds 2	Cone (W, 1-2)
07/02	Mets 5, Reds 0	Leach (W, 7-0)
07/03	Reds 8, Mets 3	Darling (L, 2-6)
07/04	Reds 7, Mets 3	Mitchell (L, 1-2)
07/05	Reds 7, Mets 5	Gooden (L, 5-2)
07/16	Mets 9, Reds 0	Gooden (W, 7-2)
07/17	Reds 5, Mets 2	Darling (L, 4-7)
07/18	Reds 7, Mets 3	Fernandez (L, 9-6)
07/19	Mets 6, Reds 5	Orosco (W, 2-6)
1987 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses