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New York Mets traded Chris DeWitt to the Chicago Cubs for Matt Franco on April 8, 1996.

Cleveland Indians claimed Jason Anderson of the New York Mets on waivers on April 8, 2004.

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Newsday, December 10, 1977
Newsday columnist Bill Nack checks in with Jon Matlack and his wife after the pitcher was traded by the Mets to the Texas Rangers.
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Cleon Jones
Born: August 4, 1942
at Plateau, Ala.
Jones
Years with Mets: 1963, 1965 - 1975

1201 games. 93 hr, 521 rbi, 0.281
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Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
2002 Game Results
04/23 Mets 4, Cardinals 3 D'Amico (W, 2-1)
04/24 Cardinals 4, Mets 2 Leiter (L, 2-1)
04/25 Mets 7, Cardinals 6 Strickland (W, 2-1)
08/09 Mets 2, Cardinals 1 Leiter (W, 10-8)
08/10 Cardinals 5, Mets 4 Reed (L, 0-1)
08/11 Cardinals 9, Mets 0 Astacio (L, 11-5)
2002 totals: 3 wins, 3 losses



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