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Newsday, October 5, 1999
The Mets finished the 1999 season tied for the Wild Card with the Reds, forcing a do-or-die Game 163 for the right to advance to the playoffs. Al Leiter got the start, and flourished.
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Dave Eilers
Born: December 3, 1936
at Oldenburg, Tex.
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Years with Mets: 1965, 1966

34 games. 2 - 2, 4.44
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Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1997 Game Results
05/02 Mets 7, Cardinals 4 McMichael (W, 2-2)
05/03 Mets 5, Cardinals 1 Reed (W, 3-1)
05/04 Cardinals 8, Mets 2 Clark (L, 3-2)
05/09 Mets 10, Cardinals 3 Clark (W, 4-2)
05/10 Mets 2, Cardinals 0 Jones (W, 6-2)
05/11 Mets 6, Cardinals 4 Lidle (W, 1-0)
08/04 Mets 4, Cardinals 2 Reed (W, 10-4)
08/05 Mets 5, Cardinals 4 Lidle (W, 5-1)
08/12 Cardinals 5, Mets 2 Mlicki (L, 5-9)
08/13 Mets 5, Cardinals 4 Lidle (W, 6-1)
08/14 Mets 6, Cardinals 2 Jones (W, 13-7)
1997 totals: 9 wins, 2 losses



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