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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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Dick Tidrow
Born: May 14, 1947
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All-Time Mets Leaders
Runs Batted In
1. David Wright 970 Wright
2. Darryl Strawberry 733
3. Mike Piazza 655
4. Howard Johnson 629
5. Ed Kranepool 614
6. Pete Alonso 610 Strawberry
7. Carlos Beltran 559
8. Edgardo Alfonzo 538
9. Cleon Jones 521
Jose Reyes 521



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