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New York Mets traded Tom Wilson to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Tony Socarras on August 17, 2004.

New York Mets traded Anderson Hernandez to the Washington Nationals for Luis Ayala on August 17, 2008.

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Jerry Buchek
Born: May 9, 1942
at St. Louis, Mo.
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Years with Mets: 1967, 1968

197 games. 15 hr, 52 rbi, 0.219
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All-Time Mets Leaders
Runs Batted In
1. David Wright 970 Wright
2. Darryl Strawberry 733
3. Mike Piazza 655
4. Howard Johnson 629
5. Ed Kranepool 614
6. Pete Alonso 566 Strawberry
7. Carlos Beltran 559
8. Edgardo Alfonzo 538
9. Cleon Jones 521
Jose Reyes 521



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