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Baltimore Orioles claimed Rich Becker of the New York Mets on waivers on June 16, 1998.

New York Mets signed free agent Heath Bell on June 16, 1998.

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METS SOLD: Record $21.1 million paid by Doubleday-Pickett group
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Ken MacKenzie
Born: March 10, 1934
at Gore Bay, Ont., Canada
Died: December 14, 2023 at Guilford, Conn.
MacKenzie
Years with Mets: 1962, 1963

76 games. 8 - 5, 4.96
92 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1975 Game Results
05/16 Mets 10, Astros 2 Seaver (W, 5-3)
05/17 Mets 6, Astros 4 Matlack (W, 4-3)
05/18 Astros 12, Mets 7 Tate (L, 1-3)
06/02 Mets 2, Astros 0 Matlack (W, 7-3)
06/03 Mets 4, Astros 3 Hall (W, 1-0)
06/04 Mets 1, Astros 0 Koosman (W, 5-3)
06/05 Mets 2, Astros 1 Seaver (W, 8-4)
07/20 Mets 10, Astros 9 Hall (W, 2-2)
07/21 Astros 6, Mets 2 Stone (L, 2-2)
08/18 Astros 4, Mets 0 Tate (L, 4-12)
08/19 Mets 6, Astros 3 Matlack (W, 14-8)
08/20 Astros 5, Mets 4 Baldwin (L, 2-4)
1975 totals: 8 wins, 4 losses



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