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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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Dick Tidrow
Born: May 14, 1947
at San Francisco, Cal.
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Years with Mets: 1984

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Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
2002 Game Results
05/21 Phillies 4, Mets 0 D'Amico (L, 3-4)
05/22 Phillies 5, Mets 2 Leiter (L, 5-3)
05/23 Mets 1, Phillies 0 Strickland (W, 3-2)
05/28 Phillies 5, Mets 3 Trachsel (L, 3-5)
05/29 Mets 4, Phillies 3 Strickland (W, 5-2)
07/01 Phillies 6, Mets 3 Estes (L, 3-6)
07/02 Mets 12, Phillies 6 Astacio (W, 8-3)
07/03 Phillies 8, Mets 7 Strickland (L, 6-5)
07/11 Mets 9, Phillies 1 Guthrie (W, 3-0)
07/12 Phillies 9, Mets 8 D'Amico (L, 4-8)
07/13 Phillies 7, Mets 6 Strickland (L, 6-6)
07/14 Mets 4, Phillies 2 Astacio (W, 9-3)
08/30 Phillies 7, Mets 5 Astacio (L, 11-8)
08/31 Phillies 1, Mets 0 Trachsel (L, 8-10)
09/01 Phillies 9, Mets 5 Leiter (L, 11-11)
09/06 Mets 7, Phillies 2 Leiter (W, 12-11)
09/07 Mets 5, Phillies 4 Walker (W, 1-0)
09/08 Mets 11, Phillies 3 Thomson (W, 2-3)
09/09 Mets 6, Phillies 4 D'Amico (W, 6-10)
2002 totals: 9 wins, 10 losses



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