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New York Mets selected Butch Benton in first round (sixth pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1975.

New York Mets selected Darryl Strawberry in first round (first pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected Rick Ownbey in 13th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected Billy Beane in first round (23rd pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected Ronn Reynolds in fifth round of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected John Gibbons in first round (24th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected Gregg Jefferies in first round (20th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1985.

New York Mets selected Bill Pulsipher in second round of free agent draft on June 3, 1991.

New York Mets selected Jason Jacome in 12th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1991.

New York Mets selected Joe Crawford in 17th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1991.

New York Mets selected Jason Isringhausen in 44th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1991.

New York Mets selected Vance Wilson in 44th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1993.

New York Mets selected Benny Agbayani in 30th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1993.

New York Mets selected Tyler Walker in second round of free agent draft on June 3, 1997.

New York Mets selected Eric Cammack in 13th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1997.

New York Mets selected Jason Phillips in 24th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1997.

New York Mets selected Jason Roach in 20th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1997.

New York Mets selected Lastings Milledge in first round (12th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 2003.

New York Mets selected Brian Bannister in seventh round of free agent draft on June 3, 2003.

New York Mets selected Carlos Muniz in 13th round of free agent draft on June 3, 2003.

New York Mets released Chan Ho Park on June 3, 2007.

New York Mets selected Brett Baty in first round (12th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 2019.

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	Shea's New 3d Loop Is 'The Continental' New York Daily News, July 28, 1959 An earlier tactic of Bill Shea in his effort to bring a new team to New York was to form a third Major League, known as the Continental League. This was a significant step in the eventual birth of the Mets.
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John Stearns Born: August 21, 1951 at Denver, Colo. Died: September 15, 2022 at Denver, Colo.
Years with Mets: 1975 - 1984 809 games. 46 hr, 312 rbi, 0.259 334 runs, 91 stolen bases

Mets vs. Atlanta Braves 1979 Game Results
06/01	Mets 5, Braves 4	Lockwood (W, 2-5)
06/02	Braves 7, Mets 6	Glynn (L, 0-1)
06/03	Mets 9, Braves 4	Zachry (W, 5-0)
06/15	Mets 2, Braves 1	Swan (W, 7-4)
06/16	Mets 2, Braves 0	Kobel (W, 3-2)
06/17	Mets 2, Braves 1	Reardon (W, 1-0)
08/14	Mets 18, Braves 5	Hassler (W, 4-4)
08/15	Mets 6, Braves 3	Swan (W, 12-9)
08/16	Mets 6, Braves 3	Falcone (W, 4-9)
08/27	Braves 5, Mets 1	Kobel (L, 5-8)
08/28	Braves 6, Mets 4	Ellis (L, 2-6)
08/29	Braves 5, Mets 4	Burris (L, 0-1)
1979 totals: 8 wins, 4 losses