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Today is August 17

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New York Mets traded Tom Wilson to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Tony Socarras on August 17, 2004.

New York Mets traded Anderson Hernandez to the Washington Nationals for Luis Ayala on August 17, 2008.

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Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1976 Game Results
06/04 Mets 11, Dodgers 0 Seaver (W, 5-4)
06/05 Mets 3, Dodgers 1 Matlack (W, 6-1)
06/06 Dodgers 10, Mets 3 Koosman (L, 6-3)
06/15 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Matlack (W, 8-1)
06/16 Dodgers 4, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 6-5)
06/17 Mets 1, Dodgers 0 Lockwood (W, 3-2)
08/17 Dodgers 4, Mets 3 Matlack (L, 12-7)
08/18 Dodgers 3, Mets 2 Seaver (L, 9-9)
08/19 Dodgers 6, Mets 5 Apodaca (L, 2-6)
08/27 Dodgers 5, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 16-8)
08/28 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Matlack (W, 14-7)
08/29 Dodgers 2, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 10-10)
1976 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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