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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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Randomly selected Met Player

Johnny Lewis
Born: August 10, 1939
at Greenville, Ala.
Died: July 28, 2018 at Pensacola, Fla.
Lewis
Years with Mets: 1965 - 1967

226 games. 20 hr, 67 rbi, 0.226
87 runs, 6 stolen bases


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1985 Game Results
04/19 Mets 1, Phillies 0 Gooden (W, 2-0)
04/20 Phillies 7, Mets 6 Lynch (L, 0-1)
04/21 Phillies 10, Mets 6 Sisk (L, 1-1)
05/10 Mets 5, Phillies 0 Gooden (W, 5-1)
05/11 Mets 4, Phillies 0 Fernandez (W, 1-0)
05/12 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Darling (W, 3-1)
06/10 Phillies 6, Mets 4 Fernandez (L, 1-3)
06/11 Phillies 26, Mets 7 Gorman (L, 3-3)
06/12 Mets 7, Phillies 3 Aguilera (W, 1-0)
06/13 Phillies 5, Mets 4 Orosco (L, 1-3)
08/12 Mets 4, Phillies 3 Fernandez (W, 4-6)
08/13 Mets 4, Phillies 2 Aguilera (W, 6-3)
08/14 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Darling (L, 10-5)
08/15 Mets 10, Phillies 7 Orosco (W, 4-4)
09/16 Mets 9, Phillies 0 Gooden (W, 21-4)
09/17 Phillies 5, Mets 1 Lynch (L, 10-8)
09/23 Mets 4, Phillies 1 Aguilera (W, 9-6)
09/24 Mets 7, Phillies 1 Fernandez (W, 8-9)
1985 totals: 11 wins, 7 losses



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