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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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Man Who Built Yankees, George Weiss, Dies at 78
Newsday, August 14, 1972
Not only did Weiss build a dynasty in the Bronx, but he also helped build the franchise that would call Queens its home. He would serve as President of the Mets from 1962 to 1964. This is his obituary.
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Melvin Mora
Born: February 2, 1972
at Agua Negra, Venezuela
Mora
Years with Mets: 1999, 2000

145 games. 6 hr, 31 rbi, 0.248
41 runs, 9 stolen bases


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1977 Game Results
05/02 Dodgers 3, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 1-3)
05/03 Dodgers 4, Mets 1 Espinosa (L, 2-1)
05/04 Dodgers 3, Mets 1 Matlack (L, 1-3)
05/05 Dodgers 7, Mets 2 Seaver (L, 4-1)
05/13 Mets 3, Dodgers 0 Matlack (W, 2-4)
05/14 Dodgers 5, Mets 4 Espinosa (L, 2-3)
05/15 Dodgers 4, Mets 3 Apodaca (L, 0-1)
07/24 Dodgers 5, Mets 3 Apodaca (L, 3-4)
07/25 Mets 1, Dodgers 0 Swan (W, 6-6)
08/01 Mets 8, Dodgers 7 Lockwood (W, 2-6)
08/02 Dodgers 7, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 8-12)
08/03 Mets 4, Dodgers 3 Siebert (W, 2-0)
1977 totals: 4 wins, 8 losses



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