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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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Randomly selected Met Player

Gary Kolb
Born: March 13, 1940
at Rock Falls, Ill.
Died: July 3, 2019 at Charleston, W. Va.
Kolb
Years with Mets: 1965

40 games. 1 hr, 7 rbi, 0.167
8 runs, 3 stolen bases


Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
1967 Game Results
05/16 Braves 6, Mets 3 Cardwell (L, 2-4)
05/17 Braves 4, Mets 3 Seaver (L, 3-2)
05/26 Mets 1, Braves 0 Cardwell (W, 3-5)
05/27 Mets 4, Braves 3 Hamilton (W, 1-0)
05/28 Mets 6, Braves 3 Denehy (W, 1-4)
05/28 Braves 7, Mets 3 Lamabe (L, 0-1)
06/23 Braves 12, Mets 4 Shaw (L, 2-6)
06/24 Mets 9, Braves 1 Seaver (W, 6-4)
06/24 Mets 5, Braves 3 Taylor (W, 1-2)
06/25 Braves 4, Mets 2 Fisher (L, 5-8)
07/07 Braves 3, Mets 2 Lamabe (L, 0-3)
07/08 Mets 3, Braves 2 Seaver (W, 8-5)
07/09 Mets 5, Braves 4 Reniff (W, 3-0)
08/08 Mets 3, Braves 2 Taylor (W, 3-3)
08/09 Mets 5, Braves 1 Seaver (W, 11-8)
09/12 Braves 4, Mets 3 Fisher (L, 9-18)
09/13 Mets 2, Braves 1 Seaver (W, 14-12)
09/14 Braves 5, Mets 4 Selma (L, 2-3)
1967 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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