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New York Mets traded Chico Fernandez and Bobby Catton to the Chicago White Sox for Charley Smith on April 23, 1964.

New York Mets claimed Jeff Kaiser on waivers from the Cincinnati Reds on April 23, 1993.

New York Mets signed free agent Gerald Williams on April 23, 2004.

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Born in Middle America, Tested on Iwo Jima
New York Daily News, April 4, 1972
Dick Young eulogizes Gil Hodges. Plus Phil Pepe on "The Last Plane Trip Home to Brooklyn" and a memorial cartoon by Bill Gallo.
Tags: Gil Hodges.


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Mike Bordick
Born: July 21, 1965
at Marquette, Mich.
Bordick
Years with Mets: 2000

56 games. 4 hr, 21 rbi, 0.260
18 runs, 3 stolen bases


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1971 Game Results
04/30 Mets 4, Astros 3 McGraw (W, 2-1)
05/01 Astros 3, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 4-1)
05/02 Mets 6, Astros 5 Taylor (W, 1-0)
05/10 Mets 2, Astros 1 Gentry (W, 3-3)
05/11 Mets 8, Astros 1 Ryan (W, 4-0)
05/12 Astros 5, Mets 4 Seaver (L, 5-2)
07/15 Mets 9, Astros 4 McGraw (W, 6-3)
07/16 Astros 9, Mets 4 Ryan (L, 8-7)
07/17 Astros 2, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 10-7)
07/23 Astros 5, Mets 1 Ryan (L, 8-8)
07/24 Mets 9, Astros 3 McGraw (W, 7-3)
07/25 Mets 7, Astros 6 Gentry (W, 8-8)
1971 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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