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New York Mets signed free agent Yogi Berra on April 27, 1965.

New York Mets sold Luis Alvarado to the Detroit Tigers on April 27, 1977.

New York Mets claimed Buddy Baumann on waivers from the San Diego Padres on April 27, 2018.

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Newsday, August 24, 1964
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Gil Hodges
Born: April 4, 1924
at Princeton, Ind.
Died: April 2, 1972 at West Palm Beach, Fla.
Hodges
Years with Mets: 1962, 1963

65 games. 9 hr, 20 rbi, 0.248
17 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
1983 Game Results
04/22 Braves 5, Mets 4 Allen (L, 0-3)
04/24 Braves 6, Mets 3 Swan (L, 1-1)
04/24 Braves 5, Mets 3 Sisk (L, 1-1)
04/29 Mets 6, Braves 5 Lynch (W, 1-1)
04/30 Braves 6, Mets 1 Ownbey (L, 0-1)
05/01 Braves 2, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 1-2)
07/18 Braves 7, Mets 4 Gorman (L, 0-3)
07/19 Braves 11, Mets 7 Orosco (L, 4-5)
07/20 Mets 3, Braves 2 Lynch (W, 7-4)
07/25 Mets 5, Braves 4 Sisk (W, 4-2)
07/26 Mets 2, Braves 1 Torrez (W, 6-12)
07/27 Braves 6, Mets 3 Sisk (L, 4-3)
1983 totals: 4 wins, 8 losses



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