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New York Mets traded Gary Bennett to the Colorado Rockies for Ender Chavez on August 23, 2001.

New York Mets released Brian Dozier on August 23, 2020.

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Mets Beat Phillies -- 3 N.Y. HRs in Row
New York Daily News, April 29, 1962
The Mets get their second win of their first season, a victory over the Phillies at the Polo Grounds that featured back-to-back-to-back homers from Frank Thomas, Charley Neal, and Gil Hodges.
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Ken Takahashi
Born: April 16, 1969
at Kanagawa, Japan
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Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
2002 Game Results
05/21 Phillies 4, Mets 0 D'Amico (L, 3-4)
05/22 Phillies 5, Mets 2 Leiter (L, 5-3)
05/23 Mets 1, Phillies 0 Strickland (W, 3-2)
05/28 Phillies 5, Mets 3 Trachsel (L, 3-5)
05/29 Mets 4, Phillies 3 Strickland (W, 5-2)
07/01 Phillies 6, Mets 3 Estes (L, 3-6)
07/02 Mets 12, Phillies 6 Astacio (W, 8-3)
07/03 Phillies 8, Mets 7 Strickland (L, 6-5)
07/11 Mets 9, Phillies 1 Guthrie (W, 3-0)
07/12 Phillies 9, Mets 8 D'Amico (L, 4-8)
07/13 Phillies 7, Mets 6 Strickland (L, 6-6)
07/14 Mets 4, Phillies 2 Astacio (W, 9-3)
08/30 Phillies 7, Mets 5 Astacio (L, 11-8)
08/31 Phillies 1, Mets 0 Trachsel (L, 8-10)
09/01 Phillies 9, Mets 5 Leiter (L, 11-11)
09/06 Mets 7, Phillies 2 Leiter (W, 12-11)
09/07 Mets 5, Phillies 4 Walker (W, 1-0)
09/08 Mets 11, Phillies 3 Thomson (W, 2-3)
09/09 Mets 6, Phillies 4 D'Amico (W, 6-10)
2002 totals: 9 wins, 10 losses



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