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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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Real Surprise: He's No Loser, This Young Met
The Tennessean, August 27, 1967
Tennessee sportswriter Bud Burns expresses surprise that the "hapless expansion" Mets (in their sixth season) have a quality player in Bud Harrelson. Burns doesn't seem to appreciate defensive skills. He says that Harrelson's "lowly" batting average "overshadows anything else he had ever done."
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Dario Alvarez
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Mets vs. Houston Astros
1990 Game Results
04/27 Mets 1, Astros 0 Viola (W, 4-0)
04/28 Astros 8, Mets 4 Fernandez (L, 1-2)
04/29 Astros 2, Mets 1 Machado (L, 2-1)
05/05 Astros 9, Mets 5 Gooden (L, 1-3)
05/06 Mets 7, Astros 4 Franco (W, 1-0)
05/06 Mets 7, Astros 6 Pena (W, 1-0)
05/07 Mets 7, Astros 1 Viola (W, 6-0)
07/03 Mets 12, Astros 0 Viola (W, 12-3)
07/04 Mets 7, Astros 4 Gooden (W, 8-5)
07/16 Astros 4, Mets 1 Ojeda (L, 4-4)
07/17 Mets 6, Astros 2 Gooden (W, 10-5)
07/18 Astros 1, Mets 0 Pena (L, 2-3)
1990 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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