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New York Mets claimed Greg Goossen on waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 9, 1965.

New York Mets sold Michael Tonkin to the Minnesota Twins on April 9, 2024.

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Gibson Evens It Up
Newsday, October 10, 1988
One of the more brutal losses in Mets history, Game 4 of the 1988 NLCS against the Dodgers. Kirk Gibson's home run gets the headline on this day, but it's Mike Scioscia's home run that is remembered with more infamy.


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Scott Erickson
Born: February 2, 1968
at Long Beach, Cal.
Erickson
Years with Mets: 2004

2 games. 0 - 1, 7.88
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Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1984 Game Results
05/31 Cardinals 5, Mets 2 Terrell (L, 3-5)
06/01 Cardinals 5, Mets 1 Orosco (L, 4-2)
06/02 Mets 5, Cardinals 2 Lynch (W, 5-1)
06/03 Cardinals 1, Mets 0 Torrez (L, 0-5)
06/14 Mets 6, Cardinals 0 Darling (W, 6-3)
06/15 Mets 5, Cardinals 0 Terrell (W, 5-6)
06/16 Mets 4, Cardinals 1 Gooden (W, 6-3)
06/17 Cardinals 6, Mets 3 Berenyi (L, 0-1)
07/23 Mets 4, Cardinals 3 Lynch (W, 8-5)
07/24 Mets 9, Cardinals 8 Gaff (W, 1-1)
07/25 Mets 9, Cardinals 3 Fernandez (W, 3-0)
07/30 Cardinals 3, Mets 1 Orosco (L, 8-3)
07/31 Cardinals 6, Mets 3 Lynch (L, 8-6)
08/01 Cardinals 11, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 9-7)
09/03 Cardinals 7, Mets 3 Darling (L, 11-6)
09/04 Cardinals 12, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 4-4)
09/10 Cardinals 3, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 4-5)
09/11 Cardinals 9, Mets 5 Orosco (L, 9-6)
1984 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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