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New York Mets sold Don Bosch to the Montreal Expos on October 16, 1968.

Josias Manzanillo granted free agency on October 16, 1995.

Don Florence granted free agency on October 16, 1995.

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Moses Offers the Dodgers Site in Queens for Stadium
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Randomly selected Met Player

Octavio Dotel
Born: November 25, 1973
at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Dotel
Years with Mets: 1999

19 games. 8 - 3, 5.38
85 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1985 Game Results
05/17 Mets 3, Giants 2 McDowell (W, 4-1)
05/18 Giants 8, Mets 2 Gardner (L, 0-1)
05/19 Mets 3, Giants 2 Gorman (W, 3-1)
05/29 Mets 4, Giants 3 Lynch (W, 3-3)
05/30 Mets 2, Giants 1 Gooden (W, 7-3)
08/20 Mets 3, Giants 0 Gooden (W, 19-3)
08/21 Giants 3, Mets 2 McDowell (L, 6-5)
08/22 Mets 7, Giants 0 Leach (W, 2-1)
08/29 Giants 6, Mets 3 Leach (L, 2-2)
08/30 Mets 2, Giants 1 Darling (W, 13-5)
08/31 Giants 3, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 20-4)
09/01 Mets 4, Giants 3 Sisk (W, 3-5)
1985 totals: 8 wins, 4 losses



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