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New York Mets traded Felix Perdomo and Steve Ray to the New York Yankees for Tucker Ashford on April 18, 1983.

New York Mets traded Ike Davis to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Blake Taylor and Zack Thornton on April 18, 2014.

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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1987 Game Results
06/08 Cubs 4, Mets 2 Sisk (L, 1-1)
06/09 Cubs 6, Mets 5 Myers (L, 0-2)
06/10 Mets 13, Cubs 2 Gooden (W, 2-0)
06/23 Cubs 4, Mets 1 Darling (L, 2-5)
06/24 Mets 2, Cubs 1 McDowell (W, 4-2)
06/25 Mets 8, Cubs 2 Gooden (W, 4-1)
08/06 Mets 7, Cubs 6 McDowell (W, 7-3)
08/07 Mets 7, Cubs 1 Darling (W, 8-7)
08/08 Cubs 5, Mets 3 Schulze (L, 1-2)
08/09 Cubs 6, Mets 3 Gooden (L, 9-4)
08/13 Cubs 7, Mets 5 McDowell (L, 7-4)
08/14 Cubs 6, Mets 1 Mitchell (L, 3-5)
08/15 Cubs 7, Mets 3 Leach (L, 10-1)
08/16 Mets 23, Cubs 10 Darling (W, 10-7)
09/14 Mets 6, Cubs 5 Aguilera (W, 9-2)
09/15 Mets 12, Cubs 4 Fernandez (W, 11-8)
09/21 Mets 7, Cubs 1 Gooden (W, 15-6)
09/22 Cubs 6, Mets 2 Cone (L, 5-5)
1987 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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