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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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Mets Fans Parade in All Their Unfurled Glory
Newsday, August 24, 1964
Newsday's Stan Issacs provides an appreciation of the Mets Banner Day tradition. Fun fact: One of the Wheatley High School students who carried the grand prize winner, Arthur Engoron, would, in 2023, preside over the civil fraud case against former President Donald Trump.


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Mike Bordick
Born: July 21, 1965
at Marquette, Mich.
Bordick
Years with Mets: 2000

56 games. 4 hr, 21 rbi, 0.260
18 runs, 3 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2014
Opponent W L T Pct.
Philadelphia Phillies 13 6 0 .684
Miami Marlins 11 8 0 .579
Atlanta Braves 10 9 0 .526
Colorado Rockies 4 3 0 .571
Washington Nationals 4 15 0 .211
Arizona Diamondbacks 4 2 0 .667
St. Louis Cardinals 4 3 0 .571
Cincinnati Reds 4 2 0 .667
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 4 0 .429
San Diego Padres 3 3 0 .500
Milwaukee Brewers 3 4 0 .429
Chicago Cubs 2 5 0 .286
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 4 0 .333
New York Yankees 2 2 0 .500
Houston Astros 2 1 0 .667
Oakland Athletics 2 2 0 .500
Seattle Mariners 2 1 0 .667
Texas Rangers 2 1 0 .667
San Francisco Giants 1 6 0 .143
Los Angeles Angels 1 2 0 .333



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