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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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Randomly selected Met Player

Hawk Taylor
Born: April 3, 1939
at Metropolis, Ill.
Died: June 9, 2012 at Paducah, Ky.
Taylor
Years with Mets: 1964 - 1967

183 games. 11 hr, 49 rbi, 0.213
33 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1973 Game Results
05/28 Giants 6, Mets 5 Moore (L, 0-1)
05/29 Mets 5, Giants 2 Seaver (W, 6-3)
05/30 Giants 3, Mets 2 Matlack (L, 2-7)
06/11 Giants 2, Mets 1 Stone (L, 1-2)
06/12 Mets 5, Giants 4 Parker (W, 5-0)
06/13 Mets 3, Giants 1 Seaver (W, 8-4)
08/10 Mets 7, Giants 1 Seaver (W, 14-6)
08/11 Giants 8, Mets 7 McGraw (L, 0-5)
08/12 Giants 4, Mets 1 Sadecki (L, 2-2)
08/24 Mets 1, Giants 0 Koosman (W, 10-14)
08/25 Giants 1, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 15-7)
08/26 Giants 5, Mets 4 Sadecki (L, 3-3)
1973 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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