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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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New Jersey Record (Bergen, NJ), April 25, 1962
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Bill Short
Born: November 27, 1937
at Kingston, N.Y.
Died: February 2, 2022 at Sarasota, Fla.
Short
Years with Mets: 1968

34 games. 0 - 3, 4.85
24 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1994 Game Results
05/20 Phillies 5, Mets 3 Gozzo (L, 2-1)
05/21 Phillies 9, Mets 8 Linton (L, 4-1)
05/22 Phillies 8, Mets 3 Smith (L, 2-5)
06/13 Mets 4, Phillies 3 Saberhagen (W, 7-3)
06/14 Phillies 3, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 2-3)
06/15 Mets 1, Phillies 0 Jones (W, 7-5)
08/08 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Jones (W, 12-7)
08/09 Phillies 5, Mets 1 Remlinger (L, 1-5)
08/10 Mets 6, Phillies 2 Saberhagen (W, 14-4)
08/11 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Gozzo (L, 3-5)
1994 totals: 4 wins, 6 losses



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