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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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Foli is cool as Joe goes to Chapman
New York Daily News, March 3, 1979
It's spring training 1979, and a "mature" Tim Foli is about to lose his starting shortstop job to Kelvin Chapman. Foli would be dealt to Pittsburgh in the coming weeks.
Tags: Kelvin Chapman, Tim Foli, Joe Torre.


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Art Shamsky
Born: October 14, 1941
at St. Louis, Mo.
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Years with Mets: 1968-1971

406 games. 42 hr, 162 rbi, 0.266
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Mets vs. San Diego Padres
1992 Game Results
05/11 Padres 4, Mets 2 Young (L, 2-2)
05/12 Mets 7, Padres 3 Gooden (W, 3-3)
05/13 Padres 7, Mets 0 Cone (L, 3-2)
05/18 Padres 3, Mets 0 Gooden (L, 3-4)
05/19 Mets 8, Padres 0 Cone (W, 4-2)
05/20 Padres 12, Mets 6 Burke (L, 1-1)
05/21 Mets 8, Padres 3 Fernandez (W, 3-4)
07/24 Mets 3, Padres 0 Fernandez (W, 9-8)
07/25 Padres 2, Mets 0 Schourek (L, 2-4)
07/26 Padres 1, Mets 0 Whitehurst (L, 1-5)
08/22 Padres 4, Mets 2 Schourek (L, 3-6)
08/23 Padres 4, Mets 3 Cone (L, 13-7)
1992 totals: 4 wins, 8 losses



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