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New York Mets traded Chris DeWitt to the Chicago Cubs for Matt Franco on April 8, 1996.

Cleveland Indians claimed Jason Anderson of the New York Mets on waivers on April 8, 2004.

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Tom Seaver
Born: November 17, 1944
at Fresno, Cal.
Died: August 31, 2020 at Calistoga, Cal.
Seaver
Years with Mets: 1967 - 1977, 1983

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Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1965 Game Results
05/28 Pirates 6, Mets 1 Spahn (L, 4-5)
05/29 Pirates 7, Mets 4 Lary (L, 1-1)
05/30 Pirates 9, Mets 1 Jackson (L, 2-6)
05/30 Pirates 12, Mets 0 Parsons (L, 0-3)
06/03 Mets 8, Pirates 6 Cisco (W, 1-2)
06/04 Mets 2, Pirates 1 Fisher (W, 5-4)
06/05 Pirates 9, Mets 0 Kroll (L, 3-3)
06/06 Pirates 5, Mets 3 Jackson (L, 2-7)
06/06 Pirates 3, Mets 0 Spahn (L, 4-6)
07/21 Mets 1, Pirates 0 Jackson (W, 5-12)
08/03 Pirates 7, Mets 0 Cisco (L, 3-7)
08/04 Pirates 3, Mets 0 Fisher (L, 7-13)
08/05 Pirates 11, Mets 3 Jackson (L, 5-15)
09/20 Pirates 10, Mets 0 Fisher (L, 8-22)
09/21 Pirates 6, Mets 5 Eilers (L, 1-1)
09/22 Pirates 6, Mets 2 McGraw (L, 2-7)
09/28 Mets 1, Pirates 0 Sutherland (W, 3-1)
09/29 Pirates 4, Mets 2 Selma (L, 2-1)
1965 totals: 4 wins, 14 losses



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