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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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Mets Get 16 Hits Off Marichal but Giants Win, 9-5
New York Daily News, June 16, 1968
In 1968, Juan Marichal pitched a complete-game win over the Mets, giving up 16 hits while doing so. This was clearly an era before pitch counts. At the time the Mets were approaching a .500 record for the first time in their history, and Bill Gallo has a strange cartoon of Gil Hodges wearing a hideous necktie.
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Gene Woodling
Born: August 16, 1922
at Akron, O.
Died: June 2, 2001 at Barberton, O.
Woodling
Years with Mets: 1962

81 games. 5 hr, 24 rbi, 0.274
18 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Colorado Rockies
2015 Game Results
08/10 Mets 4, Rockies 2 Niese (W, 7-9)
08/11 Mets 4, Rockies 0 Harvey (W, 11-7)
08/12 Mets 3, Rockies 0 deGrom (W, 11-6)
08/13 Mets 12, Rockies 3 Syndergaard (W, 7-6)
08/21 Mets 14, Rockies 9 Gilmartin (W, 2-1)
08/22 Mets 14, Rockies 9 Niese (W, 8-9)
08/23 Mets 5, Rockies 1 Verrett (W, 1-0)
2015 totals: 7 wins, 0 losses



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