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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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Redmen Steal No-Hitter From Yale
Newsday, May 22, 1981
Some have called it the greatest pitching duel in the history of college baseball, and both pitches were future Mets: Frank Viola for St. John's and Ron Darling for Yale.
Tags: Ron Darling, Frank Viola.


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Kelvin Chapman
Born: June 2, 1956
at Willits, Cal.
Chapman
Years with Mets: 1979, 1984, 1985

172 games. 3 hr, 34 rbi, 0.223
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Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1972 Game Results
05/01 Mets 7, Giants 4 Seaver (W, 4-0)
05/02 Mets 4, Giants 2 Gentry (W, 2-1)
05/03 Mets 8, Giants 5 Matlack (W, 3-0)
05/12 Mets 2, Giants 1 Frisella (W, 1-0)
05/13 Mets 1, Giants 0 Capra (W, 2-1)
05/14 Mets 5, Giants 4 Sadecki (W, 1-0)
07/10 Giants 5, Mets 4 McGraw (L, 3-4)
07/11 Giants 6, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 6-4)
07/12 Mets 4, Giants 0 Matlack (W, 9-5)
07/21 Mets 3, Giants 1 Koosman (W, 7-5)
07/22 Giants 2, Mets 1 Frisella (L, 3-5)
07/23 Giants 5, Mets 2 Seaver (L, 12-7)
1972 totals: 8 wins, 4 losses



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