This Date In Mets History

This Date in Mets History
Today is October 20

Born on this date:
Bobby Floyd (1943)
Keith Hernandez (1953)
Rick Ownbey (1957)
Jonathan Hurst (1966)

Died on this date:
Mel Harder (2002)
Chuck Hiller (2004)

Transactions:

New York Mets traded Al Jackson and Charley Smith to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Boyer on October 20, 1965.

New York Mets sold Larry Bearnarth to the Milwaukee Brewers on October 20, 1970.

New York Mets sold Ron Taylor to the Montreal Expos on October 20, 1971.

Courtesy of The Ultimate Mets Database

You might recall that Ownbey, whose birthday is today also, was one of the players sent by the Mets for Keith Hernandez.