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New York Mets traded George Altman to the Chicago Cubs for Billy Cowan on January 15, 1965.

New York Yankees signed John Candelaria of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 15, 1988.

Toronto Blue Jays signed Dick Schofield of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 15, 1993.

Chicago Cubs signed Mark Guthrie of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 15, 2003.

New York Mets signed free agent Willie Harris of the Washington Nationals on January 15, 2011.

Texas Rangers signed Todd Frazier of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 15, 2020.

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Shades of Mel Ott - By Bruce Stark
New York Daily News, April 23, 1963
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Art Shamsky
Born: October 14, 1941
at St. Louis, Mo.
Shamsky
Years with Mets: 1968 - 1971

406 games. 42 hr, 162 rbi, 0.266
133 runs, 4 stolen bases


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1968 Game Results
05/04 Mets 7, Cubs 3 Selma (W, 1-0)
05/05 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 4-1)
05/05 Cubs 1, Mets 0 Cardwell (L, 1-3)
05/10 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Koosman (W, 5-1)
05/11 Cubs 3, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 1-3)
05/12 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Cardwell (L, 1-4)
05/12 Mets 10, Cubs 0 Selma (W, 2-0)
06/04 Mets 5, Cubs 0 Koosman (W, 9-2)
06/05 Mets 4, Cubs 2 Seaver (W, 3-5)
06/06 Mets 5, Cubs 3 Selma (W, 5-0)
07/11 Mets 1, Cubs 0 Selma (W, 8-3)
07/11 Cubs 2, Mets 0 Cardwell (L, 3-9)
07/12 Mets 4, Cubs 0 Koosman (W, 12-4)
07/13 Cubs 2, Mets 1 Koonce (L, 0-4)
09/10 Cubs 8, Mets 1 Selma (L, 9-9)
09/11 Mets 1, Cubs 0 McAndrew (W, 2-7)
09/17 Mets 3, Cubs 2 McAndrew (W, 3-7)
09/18 Cubs 7, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 18-11)
1968 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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