Sunday, August 31, 2008

This Date In Mets History - August 31












On this date in Mets history:
Born on this date:

Tracy Stallard (1937)
Claudell Washington (1954)

Hideo Nomo (1968)

Pat Howell (1968)

Also on this date:


1967 - Bill Graham was purchased from the Detroit Tigers

1977 - The greatest defensive catcher in the history of the game, Jerry Grote, was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Randy Rogers and Dan Smith

1997 - Pete Harnisch was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Donny Moore

1998 - Tim Spehr was sold to the Kansas City Royals

Information obtained from The Ultimate Mets Database

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