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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 Get 16 Hits Off Marichal but Giants Win, 9-5
New York Daily News, June 16, 1968
In 1968, Juan Marichal pitched a complete-game win over the Mets, giving up 16 hits while doing so. This was clearly an era before pitch counts. At the time the Mets were approaching a .500 record for the first time in their history, and Bill Gallo has a strange cartoon of Gil Hodges wearing a hideous necktie.
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Scott Rice
Born: September 21, 1981
at Simi Valley, Cal.
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105 games. 5 - 7, 4.18
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
2010 Game Results
04/19 Mets 6, Cubs 1 Nieve (W, 1-1)
04/20 Mets 4, Cubs 0 Pelfrey (W, 3-0)
04/21 Cubs 9, Mets 3 Perez (L, 0-2)
04/22 Mets 5, Cubs 2 Santana (W, 2-1)
09/03 Cubs 7, Mets 6 Dickey (L, 9-6)
09/04 Cubs 5, Mets 3 Mejia (L, 0-3)
09/05 Mets 18, Cubs 5 Niese (W, 9-7)
2010 totals: 4 wins, 3 losses



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