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New York Mets traded Tim Foli and Greg Field to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Frank Taveras on April 19, 1979.

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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1969 Game Results
04/25 Cubs 3, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 1-2)
04/26 Cubs 9, Mets 3 Cardwell (L, 0-3)
04/27 Cubs 8, Mets 6 Koonce (L, 0-2)
04/27 Mets 3, Cubs 0 McGraw (W, 2-0)
05/02 Cubs 6, Mets 4 Gentry (L, 2-1)
05/03 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Koonce (L, 0-3)
05/04 Mets 3, Cubs 2 Seaver (W, 3-2)
05/04 Mets 3, Cubs 2 McGraw (W, 3-0)
07/08 Mets 4, Cubs 3 Koosman (W, 6-5)
07/09 Mets 4, Cubs 0 Seaver (W, 14-3)
07/10 Cubs 6, Mets 2 Gentry (L, 8-7)
07/14 Cubs 1, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 14-4)
07/15 Mets 5, Cubs 4 Gentry (W, 9-7)
07/16 Mets 9, Cubs 5 Koonce (W, 4-3)
09/08 Mets 3, Cubs 2 Koosman (W, 13-9)
09/09 Mets 7, Cubs 1 Seaver (W, 21-7)
10/01 Mets 6, Cubs 5 Taylor (W, 9-4)
10/02 Cubs 5, Mets 3 Cardwell (L, 8-10)
1969 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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