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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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Ken MacKenzie
Born: March 10, 1934
at Gore Bay, Ont., Canada
Died: December 14, 2023 at Guilford, Conn.
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Years with Mets: 1962, 1963

76 games. 8 - 5, 4.96
92 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1993 Game Results
05/31 Mets 9, Cubs 5 Gibson (W, 1-0)
06/01 Cubs 8, Mets 3 Draper (L, 0-1)
06/02 Mets 11, Cubs 3 Gooden (W, 6-4)
06/07 Mets 7, Cubs 2 Gooden (W, 7-4)
06/08 Cubs 5, Mets 1 Young (L, 0-6)
06/09 Cubs 8, Mets 3 Tanana (L, 3-5)
09/02 Mets 8, Cubs 3 Jones (W, 2-2)
09/03 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Tanana (L, 6-14)
09/04 Cubs 9, Mets 8 Franco (L, 3-1)
09/05 Cubs 2, Mets 1 Franco (L, 3-2)
09/10 Cubs 12, Mets 10 Maddux (L, 3-7)
09/11 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Young (L, 1-16)
09/12 Mets 5, Cubs 0 Fernandez (W, 4-6)
1993 totals: 5 wins, 8 losses



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