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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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	For The Record New Jersey Record (Bergen, NJ), April 19, 1962 A column in The Record by Al Del Greco. The Mets have lost six games in a row, and Casey Stengel's reputation as a managerial genius is in jeopardy.
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Hideo Nomo Born: August 31, 1968 at Osaka, Japan
Years with Mets: 1998 17 games. 4 - 5, 4.82 94 strikeouts, 0 saves

Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 Game Results
06/05	Mets 9, Dodgers 8	Lockwood (W, 5-4)
06/06	Dodgers 8, Mets 2	Espinosa (L, 5-4)
06/07	Mets 3, Dodgers 2	Zachry (W, 7-1)
06/14	Dodgers 5, Mets 3	Koosman (L, 2-8)
06/15	Dodgers 3, Mets 0	Espinosa (L, 5-6)
08/18	Dodgers 7, Mets 3	Espinosa (L, 9-11)
08/19	Mets 8, Dodgers 4	Murray (W, 5-4)
08/20	Dodgers 5, Mets 4	Lockwood (L, 7-11)
09/01	Dodgers 4, Mets 3	Kobel (L, 2-5)
09/02	Dodgers 3, Mets 2	Bruhert (L, 3-7)
09/02	Mets 5, Dodgers 3	Murray (W, 6-4)
09/03	Mets 8, Dodgers 5	Hausman (W, 3-3)
1978 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses