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New York Mets purchased Harry Chiti from the Cleveland Indians on April 26, 1962.

New York Mets traded Bobby Smith to the Chicago Cubs for Sammy Taylor on April 26, 1962.

New York Mets purchased Jack Lamabe from the Chicago White Sox on April 26, 1967.

New York Mets traded Rick Auerbach to the Texas Rangers for Lenny Randle on April 26, 1977.

New York Mets released Mike Matthews on April 26, 2005.

New York Mets signed free agent Michael Tucker on April 26, 2006.

Philadelphia Phillies signed Ryan Cordell of the New York Mets as a free agent on April 26, 2021.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Lenny rolls the dice: Unlikely heroes, Dykstra and Backman
New York Daily News, October 12, 1986
Lenny Dykstra and Wally Backman have sparked the Mets to a big win in Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS.
Tags: Wally Backman, Lenny Dykstra.


Randomly selected Met Player

Lenny Dykstra
Born: February 10, 1963
at Santa Ana, Cal.
Dykstra
Years with Mets: 1985 - 1989

544 games. 30 hr, 153 rbi, 0.278
287 runs, 116 stolen bases


Mets vs. Milwaukee Brewers
1999 Game Results
05/17 Brewers 7, Mets 6 Jones (L, 3-2)
05/18 Brewers 4, Mets 2 Cook (L, 5-1)
05/20 Mets 11, Brewers 10 Leiter (W, 2-4)
05/20 Mets 10, Brewers 1 Yoshii (W, 4-3)
08/02 Mets 7, Brewers 2 Reed (W, 10-3)
08/03 Mets 10, Brewers 3 Hershiser (W, 11-8)
08/04 Mets 9, Brewers 5 Rogers (W, 1-0)
1999 totals: 5 wins, 2 losses



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