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New York Mets traded Frank Lary to the Milwaukee Braves for Dennis Ribant on August 8, 1964.

New York Mets traded Rob Katzaroff to the San Francisco Giants for Kevin Bass on August 8, 1992.

New York Mets traded Lance Johnson, Mark Clark and Manny Alexander to the Chicago Cubs for Turk Wendell, Mel Rojas and Brian McRae on August 8, 1997.

New York Mets released Ryan O'Rourke on August 8, 2019.

New York Mets signed free agent Brad Brach on August 8, 2019.

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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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Mike Fyhrie
Born: December 9, 1969
at Long Beach, Cal.
Fyhrie
Years with Mets: 1996

2 games. 0 - 1, 15.43
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1983 Game Results
06/07 Cubs 6, Mets 1 Orosco (L, 3-2)
06/08 Cubs 2, Mets 1 Torrez (L, 2-7)
06/09 Mets 6, Cubs 4 Orosco (W, 4-2)
06/13 Cubs 7, Mets 3 Torrez (L, 2-8)
06/14 Mets 4, Cubs 3 Sisk (W, 2-1)
06/15 Cubs 7, Mets 4 Holman (L, 1-5)
08/05 Mets 9, Cubs 4 Orosco (W, 9-5)
08/06 Mets 4, Cubs 1 Terrell (W, 3-4)
08/07 Mets 6, Cubs 4 Sisk (W, 5-3)
08/12 Mets 2, Cubs 0 Terrell (W, 4-4)
08/13 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Seaver (W, 7-11)
08/14 Mets 5, Cubs 2 Lynch (W, 8-7)
09/16 Cubs 7, Mets 4 Torrez (L, 9-16)
09/17 Cubs 7, Mets 6 Orosco (L, 13-7)
09/18 Cubs 6, Mets 5 Sisk (L, 5-4)
09/23 Cubs 4, Mets 1 Terrell (L, 7-8)
09/24 Mets 7, Cubs 6 Seaver (W, 9-14)
09/25 Cubs 11, Mets 7 Leary (L, 0-1)
1983 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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