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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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Ron Swoboda
Born: June 30, 1944
at Baltimore, Md.
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Years with Mets: 1965 - 1970

737 games. 69 hr, 304 rbi, 0.242
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Mets vs. Montreal Expos
2002 Game Results
04/12 Mets 2, Expos 1 D'Amico (W, 1-0)
04/13 Expos 9, Mets 8 Strickland (L, 0-1)
04/14 Mets 6, Expos 4 Trachsel (W, 1-2)
04/18 Mets 1, Expos 0 Leiter (W, 2-0)
04/19 Expos 5, Mets 3 Trachsel (L, 1-3)
04/20 Expos 7, Mets 5 Estes (L, 0-2)
04/21 Expos 6, Mets 3 Astacio (L, 3-1)
07/17 Mets 9, Expos 6 Guthrie (W, 4-0)
07/18 Expos 2, Mets 1 Corey (L, 0-2)
07/22 Mets 5, Expos 2 Weathers (W, 4-3)
07/23 Mets 4, Expos 3 D'Amico (W, 5-8)
07/24 Expos 2, Mets 1 Estes (L, 3-8)
09/12 Mets 8, Expos 2 Middlebrook (W, 1-0)
09/13 Expos 11, Mets 8 Thomson (L, 2-4)
09/14 Expos 5, Mets 4 Bacsik (L, 3-2)
09/15 Expos 10, Mets 1 Astacio (L, 12-10)
09/20 Expos 6, Mets 1 Thomson (L, 2-5)
09/21 Mets 6, Expos 3 Benitez (W, 1-0)
09/22 Expos 5, Mets 1 Leiter (L, 13-12)
2002 totals: 8 wins, 11 losses



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