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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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John Stearns
Born: August 21, 1951
at Denver, Colo.
Died: September 15, 2022 at Denver, Colo.
Stearns
Years with Mets: 1975 - 1984

809 games. 46 hr, 312 rbi, 0.259
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Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
2001 Game Results
05/04 Mets 4, Diamondbacks 2 Reed (W, 4-1)
05/05 Mets 8, Diamondbacks 1 Rusch (W, 2-1)
05/06 Diamondbacks 8, Mets 2 Trachsel (L, 1-5)
08/03 Diamondbacks 7, Mets 0 Leiter (L, 6-9)
08/04 Mets 4, Diamondbacks 2 Appier (W, 6-10)
08/05 Diamondbacks 2, Mets 1 White (L, 3-2)
2001 totals: 3 wins, 3 losses



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