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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 Trade Hearn to KC: Gibbons, Lyons to make team
Newsday, March 28, 1987
Who did the Mets get in exchange for Ed Hearn? A 24-year-old righthanded pitcher named David Cone. He was coming off a season where he had a 5.56 ERA and was expected to get a spot in the Mets bullpen. He would come to exceed those expectations.
Tags: David Cone, John Gibbons, Ed Hearn, Barry Lyons.


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Mark Carreon
Born: July 19, 1963
at Chicago, Ill.
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Years with Mets: 1987 - 1991

272 games. 21 hr, 65 rbi, 0.272
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Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1978 Game Results
04/24 Pirates 4, Mets 2 Cornejo (L, 3-1)
04/25 Pirates 2, Mets 1 Bruhert (L, 1-2)
04/26 Pirates 1, Mets 0 Myrick (L, 0-2)
05/23 Mets 7, Pirates 3 Espinosa (W, 4-2)
05/24 Pirates 6, Mets 5 Lockwood (L, 4-4)
05/25 Mets 3, Pirates 2 Murray (W, 1-1)
06/23 Mets 3, Pirates 2 Murray (W, 2-2)
06/24 Pirates 7, Mets 4 Siebert (L, 0-1)
06/25 Pirates 4, Mets 0 Espinosa (L, 6-7)
06/29 Pirates 4, Mets 3 Lockwood (L, 7-6)
06/30 Mets 6, Pirates 5 Murray (W, 3-2)
07/01 Pirates 1, Mets 0 Lockwood (L, 7-7)
09/04 Pirates 7, Mets 4 Lockwood (L, 7-13)
09/04 Pirates 7, Mets 0 Berenguer (L, 0-2)
09/05 Pirates 8, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 3-15)
09/08 Mets 3, Pirates 2 Murray (W, 7-4)
09/09 Mets 4, Pirates 1 Kobel (W, 3-5)
09/10 Mets 11, Pirates 9 Bernard (W, 1-1)
1978 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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