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New York Mets traded Gary Kroll to the Houston Astros for John Weekly on January 6, 1966.

New York Mets signed free agent Braden Looper of the Florida Marlins on January 6, 2004.

New York Mets traded Vance Wilson to the Detroit Tigers for Anderson Hernandez on January 6, 2005.

Tampa Bay Rays signed Mike DiFelice of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 6, 2008.

Cleveland Indians signed Scott Atchison of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 6, 2014.

New York Mets signed free agent Taylor Teagarden of the Baltimore Orioles on January 6, 2014.

Washington Nationals signed Daniel Murphy of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 6, 2016.

New York Mets traded Scott Manea, Luis Santana and Ross Adolph to the Houston Astros for J.D. Davis and Cody Bohanek on January 6, 2019.

New York Mets traded Kevin Plawecki to the Cleveland Indians for Walker Lockett and Sam Haggerty on January 6, 2019.

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Al Leiter
Born: October 23, 1965
at Toms River, N.J.
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Years with Mets: 1998 - 2004

213 games. 95 - 67, 3.42
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Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1971 Game Results
04/26 Mets 12, Cardinals 2 Seaver (W, 4-0)
04/27 Mets 2, Cardinals 1 Koosman (W, 1-1)
04/28 Mets 9, Cardinals 1 Gentry (W, 2-3)
04/29 Mets 7, Cardinals 0 Ryan (W, 2-0)
05/07 Mets 3, Cardinals 1 Seaver (W, 5-1)
05/09 Mets 9, Cardinals 5 Koosman (W, 2-1)
07/18 Cardinals 8, Mets 5 Matlack (L, 0-1)
07/19 Mets 5, Cardinals 2 Sadecki (W, 4-2)
07/26 Cardinals 4, Mets 0 Sadecki (L, 4-3)
07/27 Mets 3, Cardinals 2 Frisella (W, 5-2)
07/28 Cardinals 6, Mets 3 Matlack (L, 0-2)
07/29 Cardinals 3, Mets 1 Williams (L, 3-5)
08/30 Cardinals 3, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 5-9)
08/31 Cardinals 2, Mets 1 Frisella (L, 6-4)
09/01 Mets 7, Cardinals 1 Seaver (W, 16-8)
09/27 Cardinals 6, Mets 1 Capra (L, 0-1)
09/28 Cardinals 5, Mets 2 Ryan (L, 10-14)
09/30 Mets 6, Cardinals 1 Seaver (W, 20-10)
1971 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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