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New York Mets traded Tim Teufel to the San Diego Padres for Garry Templeton on May 31, 1991.

New York Mets purchased Luis Torrens from the New York Yankees on May 31, 2024.

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Frank Thomas
Born: June 11, 1929
at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Died: January 16, 2023 at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Thomas
Years with Mets: 1962 - 1964

342 games. 52 hr, 173 rbi, 0.262
122 runs, 3 stolen bases


Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1979 Game Results
05/19 Cardinals 9, Mets 4 Bernard (L, 0-1)
05/20 Mets 8, Cardinals 7 Allen (W, 1-5)
05/29 Mets 6, Cardinals 2 Zachry (W, 4-0)
05/30 Cardinals 7, Mets 3 Swan (L, 4-4)
05/31 Cardinals 9, Mets 6 Scott (L, 1-1)
06/22 Cardinals 4, Mets 2 Kobel (L, 3-3)
06/24 Mets 6, Cardinals 2 Hassler (W, 1-1)
08/07 Cardinals 9, Mets 2 Kobel (L, 5-6)
08/07 Cardinals 2, Mets 1 Falcone (L, 3-8)
08/08 Cardinals 8, Mets 4 Hassler (L, 3-4)
08/09 Cardinals 4, Mets 0 Ellis (L, 2-5)
09/22 Cardinals 6, Mets 3 Pacella (L, 0-2)
09/22 Cardinals 3, Mets 2 Falcone (L, 6-14)
09/23 Cardinals 7, Mets 4 Hassler (L, 4-5)
09/28 Mets 6, Cardinals 2 Berenguer (W, 1-1)
09/28 Mets 7, Cardinals 6 Allen (W, 6-10)
09/29 Mets 8, Cardinals 7 Swan (W, 14-13)
09/30 Mets 4, Cardinals 2 Jackson (W, 1-0)
1979 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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