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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Alfonzo Does it 3 and Easy
New York Daily News, August 31, 1999
Account of Edgardo Alfonzo's big day in Houston: Six-for-six with three home runs.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Preston Wilson
Born: July 19, 1974
at Bamberg, S.C.
Wilson
Years with Mets: 1998

8 games. 0 hr, 2 rbi, 0.300
3 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1999 Game Results
05/03 Mets 5, Astros 3 Reed (W, 2-0)
05/04 Astros 6, Mets 1 Leiter (L, 1-3)
05/05 Astros 5, Mets 4 Benitez (L, 0-1)
08/23 Mets 3, Astros 2 Benitez (W, 3-2)
08/24 Astros 5, Mets 1 Cook (L, 10-3)
08/25 Mets 4, Astros 0 Rogers (W, 3-0)
08/30 Mets 17, Astros 1 Yoshii (W, 9-8)
08/31 Astros 6, Mets 2 Wendell (L, 3-2)
09/01 Mets 9, Astros 5 Dotel (W, 6-1)
1999 totals: 5 wins, 4 losses



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