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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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Joe Pignatano
Born: August 4, 1929
at Brooklyn, N.Y.
Died: May 23, 2022 at Naples, Fla.
Pignatano
Years with Mets: 1962

27 games. 0 hr, 2 rbi, 0.232
2 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1966 Game Results
05/30 Phillies 7, Mets 2 Richardson (L, 0-2)
05/30 Mets 3, Phillies 1 Fisher (W, 2-5)
05/31 Phillies 6, Mets 4 Bearnarth (L, 1-2)
06/28 Phillies 1, Mets 0 Friend (L, 1-1)
06/29 Phillies 5, Mets 2 Gardner (L, 2-6)
06/30 Phillies 1, Mets 0 Shaw (L, 4-1)
07/04 Mets 9, Phillies 6 Shaw (W, 5-1)
07/04 Mets 8, Phillies 1 Fisher (W, 6-8)
07/05 Phillies 3, Mets 1 Hepler (L, 1-1)
07/06 Mets 7, Phillies 5 Sutherland (W, 1-0)
07/07 Mets 9, Phillies 6 Arrigo (W, 2-1)
08/19 Phillies 5, Mets 4 Friend (L, 4-4)
08/20 Phillies 5, Mets 4 Selma (L, 3-4)
08/21 Mets 6, Phillies 5 Hepler (W, 3-2)
08/21 Mets 5, Phillies 1 McGraw (W, 2-5)
09/02 Phillies 6, Mets 0 Miller (L, 0-1)
09/03 Phillies 8, Mets 4 Shaw (L, 9-8)
09/04 Phillies 5, Mets 0 McGraw (L, 2-7)
1966 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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