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1964 New York Mets season

The 1964 New York Mets season was the third regular season for the Mets. They went 53–109 and finished tenth in the National League, 40 games behind the World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals. They were managed by Casey Stengel. They played home games at Shea Stadium, which opened on April 17 of that year. This was Stengel's final full season as manager.

1964 New York Mets

National League

Shea Stadium

New York

53-109

10th

Joan Whitney Payson

George Weiss

Casey Stengel

WOR-TV

WHN
(Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)

October 10, 1963: was drafted by the Mets from the San Francisco Giants in a 1963 special draft.[1]

Jack Fisher

April 6, 1964: was selected off waivers by the Mets from the Philadelphia Phillies as a first-year waiver pick.[3]

Darrell Sutherland

April 23, 1964: , Bobby Catton (minors), and cash were traded by the Mets to the Chicago White Sox for Charley Smith.[4]

Chico Fernández

August 7, 1964: was traded by the Mets to the Philadelphia Phillies for Wayne Graham, Gary Kroll, and cash.[5]

Frank Thomas

August 8, 1964: was traded by the Mets to the Milwaukee Braves for Dennis Ribant and cash.[6]

Frank Lary

August 27, 1964: was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.[7]

Jerry Koosman

1964 New York Mets at Baseball Reference

1964 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America.  978-0-9637189-8-3.

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