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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1964 / 1966)
50-112, Finished 10th in National League
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Scored 495 runs, Allowed 752 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 51-111
Manager: Casey Stengel (31-64) and Wes Westrum (19-48)
Ballpark: Shea Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,768,389 (3rd of 10)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 99; one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 103
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1964 / 1966 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 15, 1964
Released Norm Sherry.
Traded Dick Smith to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Larry Miller.
November 23, 1964
Purchased Warren Spahn from the Milwaukee Braves.
November 30, 1964
Duke Carmel drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1964 rule 5 draft.
December 7, 1964
Traded Elio Chacon and Tracy Stallard to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Johnny Lewis and Gordie Richardson.
1965
Signed Curtis Brown as an amateur free agent.
Signed Bill Denehy as an amateur free agent.
Signed Shaun Fitzmaurice as an amateur free agent.
Signed Juan Rios as an amateur free agent.
Signed Leroy Stanton as an amateur free agent.
Signed Billy Wynne as an amateur free agent.
January 15, 1965
Traded George Altman to the Chicago Cubs. Received Billy Cowan.
March 28, 1965
Purchased Frank Lary from the Milwaukee Braves.
April 9, 1965 (Standings)
Greg Goossen selected by the New York Mets off waivers as first-year waiver pick.
April 27, 1965 (Standings)
Signed Yogi Berra as a free agent.
May 11, 1965 (Standings)
Purchased Chuck Hiller from the San Francisco Giants.
May 17, 1965 (Standings)
Released Yogi Berra.
June 8, 1965 (Standings)
Drafted Les Rohr in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1965 amateur draft.
Drafted Joe Moock in the 3rd round of the 1965 amateur draft.
Drafted Ken Boswell in the 4th round of the 1965 amateur draft.
Drafted Jim McAndrew in the 11th round of the 1965 amateur draft.
Drafted Nolan Ryan in the 12th round of the 1965 amateur draft.
Drafted Steve Renko in the 24th round of the 1965 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 1965.
Drafted Jim Hibbs in the 26th round of the 1965 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Don Shaw in the 35th round of the 1965 amateur draft.
Drafted Joe Campbell in the 44th round of the 1965 amateur draft.
Drafted Barry Raziano in the 47th round of the 1965 amateur draft.
July 8, 1965 (Standings)
Traded Frank Lary to the Chicago White Sox. Received a player to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Jimmie Schaffer (July 26, 1965) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
July 17, 1965 (Standings)
Released Warren Spahn.
July 19, 1965 (Standings)
Signed Jim Bibby as an amateur free agent.
July 21, 1965 (Standings)
Traded Jesse Gonder to the Milwaukee Braves. Received Gary Kolb.
August 5, 1965 (Standings)
Traded Billy Cowan to the Milwaukee Braves. Received players to be named later. The Milwaukee Braves sent Ernie Bowman (September 25, 1965) and Lou Klimchock (September 25, 1965) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
August 18, 1965 (Standings)
Purchased Dave Eilers from the Milwaukee Braves.
October 14, 1965 (Standings)
Purchased Jack Hamilton from the Detroit Tigers.
October 19, 1965
Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Houston Astros. Received Jerry Grote. The New York Mets sent Tom Parsons (November 24, 1965) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
October 20, 1965
Traded Al Jackson and Charley Smith to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Ken Boyer.
November 29, 1965
Jim Hardin selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1965 minor league draft.
Drafted Bill Hepler from the Washington Senators in the 1965 rule 5 draft.
Purchased Al Luplow from the Cleveland Indians.
Drafted Billy Murphy from the New York Yankees in the 1965 rule 5 draft.
November 30, 1965
Traded Joe Christopher to the Boston Red Sox. Received Eddie Bressoud.
1966
Signed Bob Heise as an amateur free agent.
Signed Al Schmelz as an amateur free agent.
January 6, 1966
Traded Gary Kroll to the Houston Astros. Received Johnny Weekly and cash.
January 29, 1966
Drafted Scott Reid in the 6th round of the 1966 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
February 22, 1966
Traded Wayne Graham, Bobby Klaus and Jimmie Schaffer to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Dick Stuart.
