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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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Phil Lombardi
Born: February 20, 1963
at Abilene, Tex.
Died: May 20, 2021 at Northridge, Cal.
Lombardi
Years with Mets: 1989

18 games. 1 hr, 3 rbi, 0.229
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Mets vs. Colorado Rockies
1996 Game Results
04/11 Rockies 7, Mets 3 Mlicki (L, 0-2)
04/12 Rockies 6, Mets 5 Clark (L, 0-2)
04/14 Mets 10, Rockies 4 Harnisch (W, 1-0)
04/19 Rockies 5, Mets 3 Harnisch (L, 1-1)
04/20 Mets 4, Rockies 3 Franco (W, 2-0)
04/21 Rockies 6, Mets 4 Franco (L, 2-1)
06/24 Mets 2, Rockies 1 Isringhausen (W, 4-9)
06/25 Mets 3, Rockies 2 Jones (W, 7-4)
06/26 Mets 9, Rockies 5 Mlicki (W, 4-3)
07/23 Rockies 10, Mets 7 Henry (L, 2-3)
07/23 Rockies 11, Mets 10 Henry (L, 2-4)
07/24 Rockies 7, Mets 6 Byrd (L, 1-2)
1996 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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