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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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Bud Harrelson Is No Joke To New York Mets' Foes
Zanesville Times Recorder, July 21, 1968
A wire-service article from 1968 profiles Bud Harrelson. It opens with some Henny Youngman style jokes about Bud's light weight and goes on to describe some of the good-natured ribbing that Harrelson gets from his teammates. Bud also discusses his approach as a leadoff hitter.
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Bud Harrelson
Born: June 6, 1944
at Niles, Cal.
Died: January 10, 2024 at East Northport, N.Y.
Harrelson
Years with Mets: 1965 - 1977

1322 games. 6 hr, 242 rbi, 0.234
490 runs, 115 stolen bases


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1988 Game Results
05/20 Mets 5, Dodgers 2 Fernandez (W, 2-3)
05/21 Mets 4, Dodgers 0 Gooden (W, 8-0)
05/22 Mets 5, Dodgers 2 Cone (W, 6-0)
05/30 Mets 3, Dodgers 2 Darling (W, 6-3)
05/31 Mets 5, Dodgers 4 Myers (W, 3-0)
06/01 Dodgers 4, Mets 3 Fernandez (L, 2-5)
08/22 Mets 7, Dodgers 1 Gooden (W, 15-6)
08/23 Mets 5, Dodgers 1 Cone (W, 13-3)
08/24 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Leach (W, 6-1)
09/02 Mets 8, Dodgers 0 Darling (W, 14-9)
09/03 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Gooden (W, 16-6)
1988 totals: 10 wins, 1 loss



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