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This Date in Mets History

Today is June 4

Born on this date:

Phil Linz (1939)
Rick Wilkins (1967)

Died on this date:

Don Zimmer (2014)
Roger Craig (2023)

Transactions:
New York Mets selected Bruce Boisclair in 20th round of free agent draft on June 4, 1970.

New York Mets selected Mauro Gozzo in 13th round of free agent draft on June 4, 1984.

New York Mets selected Jeromy Burnitz in first round (17th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 4, 1990.

New York Mets selected Aaron Ledesma in second round of free agent draft on June 4, 1990.

New York Mets selected Pete Walker in seventh round of free agent draft on June 4, 1990.

New York Mets selected Fernando Vina in ninth round of free agent draft on June 4, 1990.

New York Mets selected Brian Daubach in 17th round of free agent draft on June 4, 1990.

New York Mets selected Raul Casanova in eighth round of free agent draft on June 4, 1990.

New York Mets selected Dicky Gonzalez in 16th round of free agent draft on June 4, 1996.

New York Mets traded Dave Mlicki and Greg McMichael to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Hideo Nomo and Brad Clontz on June 4, 1998.

New York Mets selected Kevin Plawecki in first round (35th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 4, 2012.

New York Mets selected Gavin Cecchini in first round (12th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 4, 2012.

New York Mets selected Corey Oswalt in seventh round of free agent draft on June 4, 2012.

New York Mets selected Tim Peterson in 20th round of free agent draft on June 4, 2012.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Mets swap for Olerud; take time for Todd Talk
New York Daily News, December 21, 1996
John Olerud was seen by the Blue Jays as someone whose contract needed to be dumped, and the Mets were the team that took a chance. This one paid off; Olerud was productive in his three years at Shea. Also, the Mets are meeting with Todd Hundley, coming off a club-record 41 home-run season, to discuss a new contract.

Tags: Todd Hundley, John Olerud.

Randomly selected Met Player

Jose Cardenal Born: October 7, 1943 at Matanzas, Cuba
Years with Mets: 1979, 1980 37 games. 2 hr, 8 rbi, 0.228 12 runs, 1 stolen bases

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1975
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	11	7	0	.611
St. Louis Cardinals	9	9	0	.500
Houston Astros	8	4	0	.667
San Francisco Giants	8	4	0	.667
Atlanta Braves	8	4	0	.667
Montreal Expos	8	10	0	.444
San Diego Padres	8	4	0	.667
Philadelphia Phillies	7	11	0	.389
Los Angeles Dodgers	6	6	0	.500
Pittsburgh Pirates	5	13	0	.278
Cincinnati Reds	4	8	0	.333