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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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Oakland Tribune, October 14, 1969
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Dennis Ribant
Born: September 20, 1941
at Detroit, Mich.
Died: April 24, 2023 at Newport Coast, Cal.
Ribant
Years with Mets: 1964 - 1966

72 games. 13 - 17, 3.68
132 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1967 Game Results
05/05 Mets 3, Astros 2 Seaver (W, 3-1)
05/31 Astros 6, Mets 1 Cardwell (L, 3-6)
06/01 Astros 4, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 4-3)
07/18 Mets 4, Astros 2 Hendley (W, 2-1)
07/19 Mets 8, Astros 4 Fisher (W, 7-10)
07/19 Mets 7, Astros 2 Seaver (W, 9-6)
07/20 Astros 7, Mets 0 Selma (L, 1-1)
07/30 Astros 6, Mets 5 Seaver (L, 10-7)
07/30 Astros 9, Mets 1 Fisher (L, 7-12)
07/31 Astros 3, Mets 2 Taylor (L, 2-3)
08/01 Mets 5, Astros 1 Shaw (W, 3-4)
08/02 Astros 5, Mets 2 Reniff (L, 3-2)
09/16 Astros 6, Mets 1 McGraw (L, 0-2)
09/17 Astros 4, Mets 3 Taylor (L, 3-6)
09/22 Astros 8, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 0-1)
09/22 Mets 8, Astros 5 Taylor (W, 4-6)
09/23 Mets 1, Astros 0 Seaver (W, 16-12)
09/24 Astros 4, Mets 2 Rohr (L, 1-1)
1967 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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