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Cleveland Indians claimed Brook Fordyce of the New York Mets on waivers on May 15, 1995.

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Bob Johnson
Born: March 4, 1936
at Omaha, Neb.
Died: November 9, 2019 at St. Paul, Minn.
Johnson
Years with Mets: 1967

90 games. 5 hr, 27 rbi, 0.348
26 runs, 1 stolen bases


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Stolen Bases
1. Jose Reyes 408 Reyes
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