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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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Mazzilli to Texas for 2 prospects
New York Daily News, April 2, 1982
Trades for "prospects" don't generally get fans very excited, but in this case the two prospects were Walt Terrell (who would eventually be traded for Howard Johnson) and Ron Darling.
Tags: Ron Darling, Lee Mazzilli, Walt Terrell.


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Hal Reniff
Born: July 2, 1938
at Warren, O.
Died: September 7, 2004 at Ontario, Cal.
Reniff
Years with Mets: 1967

29 games. 3 - 3, 3.35
21 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1992 Game Results
06/04 Pirates 7, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 4-6)
06/05 Pirates 5, Mets 4 Innis (L, 4-2)
06/06 Mets 15, Pirates 1 Fernandez (W, 5-5)
06/07 Pirates 3, Mets 0 Schourek (L, 0-2)
06/12 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 5-6)
06/13 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Whitehurst (L, 1-3)
06/14 Pirates 5, Mets 4 Innis (L, 4-3)
08/04 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Filer (L, 0-1)
08/05 Pirates 6, Mets 2 Schourek (L, 3-5)
08/10 Pirates 4, Mets 2 Guetterman (L, 2-2)
08/11 Mets 2, Pirates 0 Hillman (W, 1-0)
08/12 Pirates 7, Mets 6 Franco (L, 6-2)
09/25 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 13-11)
09/26 Pirates 19, Mets 2 Hillman (L, 2-2)
09/27 Pirates 4, Mets 2 Schourek (L, 5-8)
10/02 Mets 6, Pirates 3 Schourek (W, 6-8)
10/03 Mets 2, Pirates 1 Gooden (W, 10-13)
10/04 Pirates 2, Mets 0 Saberhagen (L, 3-5)
1992 totals: 4 wins, 14 losses



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