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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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Gibson Evens It Up
Newsday, October 10, 1988
One of the more brutal losses in Mets history, Game 4 of the 1988 NLCS against the Dodgers. Kirk Gibson's home run gets the headline on this day, but it's Mike Scioscia's home run that is remembered with more infamy.


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Ken MacKenzie
Born: March 10, 1934
at Gore Bay, Ont., Canada
Died: December 14, 2023 at Guilford, Conn.
MacKenzie
Years with Mets: 1962, 1963

76 games. 8 - 5, 4.96
92 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. San Diego Padres
1990 Game Results
05/18 Padres 6, Mets 3 Viola (L, 7-1)
05/19 Mets 6, Padres 4 Cone (W, 1-2)
05/20 Padres 3, Mets 1 Darling (L, 1-4)
05/24 Padres 5, Mets 4 Viola (L, 7-2)
05/25 Padres 5, Mets 4 Cone (L, 1-3)
05/26 Mets 11, Padres 0 Fernandez (W, 3-4)
05/27 Padres 8, Mets 4 Gooden (L, 3-4)
08/20 Padres 3, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 8-10)
08/21 Padres 7, Mets 0 Darling (L, 5-8)
08/22 Mets 4, Padres 1 Viola (W, 16-8)
08/28 Mets 4, Padres 0 Cone (W, 10-7)
08/29 Mets 2, Padres 1 Ojeda (W, 7-5)
1990 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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