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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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The Yale Man Passes Toughest Test of Career
Newsday, October 2, 1985
Newsday's Steve Jacobson salutes Ron Darling after he came through for the Mets in the first of three do-or-die games that the Mets would play in St. Louis as they battled the Cardinals for the division title in October 1985. Plus: Dwight Gooden says he had wanted to start that game.
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Xavier Nady
Born: November 14, 1978
at Salinas, Cal.
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Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1986 Game Results
04/11 Mets 9, Phillies 7 Ojeda (W, 1-0)
04/12 Phillies 9, Mets 8 Niemann (L, 0-1)
04/13 Phillies 4, Mets 2 Aguilera (L, 0-1)
04/18 Mets 5, Phillies 2 Darling (W, 1-0)
04/19 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Gooden (W, 2-0)
04/20 Mets 8, Phillies 0 Fernandez (W, 1-0)
06/09 Phillies 3, Mets 2 Sisk (L, 0-1)
06/10 Mets 8, Phillies 4 McDowell (W, 6-0)
06/11 Mets 5, Phillies 3 Darling (W, 7-2)
08/11 Mets 8, Phillies 4 Gooden (W, 12-4)
08/12 Phillies 3, Mets 1 Aguilera (L, 6-4)
08/13 Phillies 8, Mets 4 Ojeda (L, 12-4)
09/12 Phillies 6, Mets 3 Gooden (L, 14-6)
09/13 Phillies 6, Mets 5 McDowell (L, 13-8)
09/14 Phillies 6, Mets 0 Fernandez (L, 15-5)
09/19 Phillies 4, Mets 3 Fernandez (L, 15-6)
09/20 Mets 9, Phillies 5 Darling (W, 14-5)
09/21 Phillies 7, Mets 1 Mitchell (L, 0-1)
1986 totals: 8 wins, 10 losses



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