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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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Mets Savor 1st Taste of Victory
Newsday, April 24, 1962
After opening the 1962 season with nine consecutive losses, the Mets finally have their first win, a 9-1 defeat of the Pirates in Pittsburgh.
Tags: Jay Hook, Casey Stengel.


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Wilmer Font
Born: May 24, 1990
at La Guaira, Venezuela
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Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1971 Game Results
04/16 Mets 1, Pirates 0 Seaver (W, 2-0)
04/17 Pirates 2, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 0-1)
04/18 Mets 5, Pirates 2 Gentry (W, 1-2)
04/18 Pirates 2, Mets 1 McGraw (L, 1-1)
05/14 Mets 8, Pirates 2 Koosman (W, 3-1)
05/15 Mets 9, Pirates 5 Sadecki (W, 1-0)
05/16 Pirates 4, Mets 2 Ryan (L, 4-1)
06/21 Pirates 6, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 3-5)
06/22 Mets 3, Pirates 2 Williams (W, 3-1)
06/23 Pirates 6, Mets 2 Gentry (L, 6-5)
06/30 Mets 4, Pirates 0 Ryan (W, 8-4)
07/01 Pirates 3, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 4-6)
09/17 Mets 3, Pirates 0 Gentry (W, 12-10)
09/18 Pirates 4, Mets 0 Sadecki (L, 7-7)
09/19 Mets 5, Pirates 2 Williams (W, 5-6)
09/24 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 6-11)
09/25 Mets 2, Pirates 1 Frisella (W, 8-5)
09/26 Mets 3, Pirates 1 Seaver (W, 19-10)
1971 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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