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New York Mets purchased Dave Eilers from the Milwaukee Braves on August 18, 1965.

New York Mets traded Brett Butler to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Scott Hunter and Dwight Maness on August 18, 1995.

New York Mets claimed Yolmer Sanchez on waivers from the Boston Red Sox on August 18, 2022.

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Met Gamble: Kent, Viz dealt for iffy Baerga
New York Daily News, July 30, 1996
In a deadline deal, the Mets send future MVP Jeff Kent and infielder Jose Vizcaino to the Indians for Carlos Baerga.
Tags: Carlos Baerga, Jeff Kent, Joe McIlvaine, Jose Vizcaino.


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Jose Cardenal
Born: October 7, 1943
at Matanzas, Cuba
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Years with Mets: 1979, 1980

37 games. 2 hr, 8 rbi, 0.228
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1988 Game Results
06/02 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Myers (W, 4-0)
06/03 Cubs 5, Mets 0 Ojeda (L, 4-5)
06/04 Mets 6, Cubs 5 Innis (W, 1-1)
06/05 Mets 11, Cubs 3 Gooden (W, 9-1)
06/23 Cubs 4, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 3-6)
06/24 Mets 8, Cubs 3 Cone (W, 9-1)
06/25 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Aguilera (L, 0-3)
06/26 Cubs 6, Mets 3 Darling (L, 8-5)
08/02 Mets 3, Cubs 1 Cone (W, 11-2)
08/03 Cubs 3, Mets 1 Ojeda (L, 8-9)
08/04 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Fernandez (L, 6-9)
08/09 Cubs 6, Mets 4 Fernandez (L, 6-10)
08/10 Cubs 6, Mets 5 Darling (L, 12-8)
08/11 Mets 9, Cubs 6 Leach (W, 5-1)
09/07 Cubs 9, Mets 8 McDowell (L, 5-4)
09/08 Mets 13, Cubs 6 Gooden (W, 17-6)
09/14 Mets 3, Cubs 1 Fernandez (W, 9-10)
09/15 Mets 4, Cubs 1 Cone (W, 17-3)
1988 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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