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New York Mets traded Bob Johnson to the Cincinnati Reds for Art Shamsky on November 8, 1967.

John Stearns granted free agency on November 8, 1984.

Los Angeles Dodgers signed Darryl Strawberry of the New York Mets as a free agent on November 8, 1990.

Anaheim Angels signed David Lamb of the New York Mets as a free agent on November 8, 2000.

New York Mets released Jose Parra on November 8, 2004.

St. Louis Cardinals signed Prentice Redman of the New York Mets as a free agent on November 8, 2005.

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St. Louis Post Dispatch, June 16, 1983
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Joe Hicks
Born: April 7, 1933
at Ivy, Va.
Died: December 2, 2023
Hicks
Years with Mets: 1963

56 games. 5 hr, 22 rbi, 0.226
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Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1985 Game Results
04/19 Mets 1, Phillies 0 Gooden (W, 2-0)
04/20 Phillies 7, Mets 6 Lynch (L, 0-1)
04/21 Phillies 10, Mets 6 Sisk (L, 1-1)
05/10 Mets 5, Phillies 0 Gooden (W, 5-1)
05/11 Mets 4, Phillies 0 Fernandez (W, 1-0)
05/12 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Darling (W, 3-1)
06/10 Phillies 6, Mets 4 Fernandez (L, 1-3)
06/11 Phillies 26, Mets 7 Gorman (L, 3-3)
06/12 Mets 7, Phillies 3 Aguilera (W, 1-0)
06/13 Phillies 5, Mets 4 Orosco (L, 1-3)
08/12 Mets 4, Phillies 3 Fernandez (W, 4-6)
08/13 Mets 4, Phillies 2 Aguilera (W, 6-3)
08/14 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Darling (L, 10-5)
08/15 Mets 10, Phillies 7 Orosco (W, 4-4)
09/16 Mets 9, Phillies 0 Gooden (W, 21-4)
09/17 Phillies 5, Mets 1 Lynch (L, 10-8)
09/23 Mets 4, Phillies 1 Aguilera (W, 9-6)
09/24 Mets 7, Phillies 1 Fernandez (W, 8-9)
1985 totals: 11 wins, 7 losses



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