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New York Mets purchased Dave Eilers from the Milwaukee Braves on August 18, 1965.

New York Mets traded Brett Butler to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Scott Hunter and Dwight Maness on August 18, 1995.

New York Mets claimed Yolmer Sanchez on waivers from the Boston Red Sox on August 18, 2022.

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Old Friends Pay Their Respects
Newsday, September 19, 1963
The Polo Grounds, where so much history was made by the New York Giants, from John McGraw and Christy Mathewson to Willie Mays and Bobby Thompson, closes with little fanfare. The Mets go quietly against the Phillies and a chapter of baseball history comes to an end.


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Cory Lidle
Born: March 22, 1972
at Hollywood, Cal.
Died: October 11, 2006 at New York, N.Y.
Lidle
Years with Mets: 1997

54 games. 7 - 2, 3.53
54 strikeouts, 2 saves


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1989 Game Results
04/17 Mets 5, Phillies 2 Fernandez (W, 1-0)
04/18 Phillies 7, Mets 1 Darling (L, 0-3)
04/19 Mets 4, Phillies 2 Myers (W, 1-1)
06/16 Mets 15, Phillies 11 Myers (W, 6-2)
06/17 Mets 1, Phillies 0 Ojeda (W, 4-6)
06/18 Phillies 6, Mets 5 Myers (L, 6-3)
06/23 Mets 9, Phillies 3 Ojeda (W, 5-6)
06/24 Mets 4, Phillies 2 Darling (W, 5-5)
06/25 Mets 5, Phillies 1 Fernandez (W, 5-2)
08/07 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Musselman (L, 1-2)
08/08 Mets 9, Phillies 0 Cone (W, 9-5)
08/09 Mets 6, Phillies 0 Ojeda (W, 8-9)
09/11 Mets 5, Phillies 2 Darling (W, 13-12)
09/12 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Aase (L, 1-5)
09/13 Mets 10, Phillies 4 Ojeda (W, 12-10)
09/25 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Ojeda (L, 13-11)
09/26 Mets 3, Phillies 0 Fernandez (W, 13-5)
09/27 Phillies 5, Mets 3 Darling (L, 14-14)
1989 totals: 12 wins, 6 losses



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