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New York Mets traded Jack Lamabe to the St. Louis Cardinals for Al Jackson on July 16, 1967.

New York Mets purchased John Strohmayer from the Montreal Expos on July 16, 1973.

New York Mets traded Dave Cochrane to the Chicago White Sox for Tom Paciorek on July 16, 1985.

New York Mets traded Armando Benitez to the New York Yankees for Jason Anderson, Anderson Garcia and Ryan Bicondoa on July 16, 2003.

New York Mets released Julio Franco on July 16, 2007.

New York Mets released Stephen Tarpley on July 16, 2021.

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Pete Smith
Born: February 27, 1966
at Abington, Mass.
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Years with Mets: 1994

21 games. 4 - 10, 5.55
62 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
2005 Game Results
05/09 Mets 7, Cubs 4 DeJean (W, 2-1)
05/10 Cubs 7, Mets 0 Benson (L, 0-1)
05/11 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Bell (L, 0-1)
08/05 Mets 9, Cubs 5 Glavine (W, 8-9)
08/06 Mets 2, Cubs 0 Seo (W, 3-1)
08/07 Mets 6, Cubs 1 Zambrano (W, 6-9)
2005 totals: 4 wins, 2 losses



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