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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 pick a Strawberry in draft
New York Daily News, June 4, 1980
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Kevin Elster
Born: August 3, 1964
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Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1964 Game Results
05/15 Mets 4, Giants 2 Bearnarth (W, 2-3)
05/16 Giants 6, Mets 4 Cisco (L, 1-3)
05/17 Giants 6, Mets 0 Jackson (L, 3-5)
05/17 Giants 1, Mets 0 Fisher (L, 1-2)
05/18 Mets 4, Giants 2 Cisco (W, 2-3)
05/29 Mets 4, Giants 2 Stallard (W, 3-6)
05/30 Mets 6, Giants 2 Fisher (W, 3-3)
05/31 Giants 5, Mets 3 Jackson (L, 3-7)
05/31 Giants 8, Mets 6 Cisco (L, 2-5)
06/29 Mets 4, Giants 3 Jackson (W, 4-10)
06/30 Giants 5, Mets 0 Cisco (L, 3-10)
08/04 Giants 4, Mets 3 Cisco (L, 4-12)
08/05 Giants 4, Mets 1 Fisher (L, 7-14)
09/01 Mets 4, Giants 1 Jackson (W, 9-13)
09/02 Giants 4, Mets 0 Stallard (L, 8-17)
09/03 Giants 3, Mets 1 Fisher (L, 9-16)
09/15 Giants 3, Mets 1 Cisco (L, 5-17)
09/16 Mets 4, Giants 0 Stallard (W, 10-18)
1964 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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