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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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Kingman a Met Steal at 125G
New York Daily News, March 1, 1975
The Mets have purchased Dave Kingman from the San Francisco Giants. Dick Young makes an intriguing reference to the "unspent Catfish Hunter fund".
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Eddie Bressoud
Born: May 2, 1932
at Los Angeles, Cal.
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Bressoud
Years with Mets: 1966

133 games. 10 hr, 49 rbi, 0.225
48 runs, 2 stolen bases


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