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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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Big Deal! Mets Trade 4 for Fregosi; Angels Get Ryan, 3 Prospects
New York Daily News, December 11, 1971
At the time it looked like it was the "Jim Fregosi trade" but history now knows it as the "Nolan Ryan trade". One hundred years from now, this will still probably be among the worst trades in Mets history.
Tags: Jim Fregosi, Nolan Ryan.


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Rick Anderson
Born: November 29, 1956
at Everett, Wash.
Anderson
Years with Mets: 1986

15 games. 2 - 1, 2.72
21 strikeouts, 1 saves


Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1984 Game Results
06/04 Mets 4, Pirates 2 Darling (W, 4-3)
06/05 Mets 3, Pirates 0 Terrell (W, 4-5)
06/06 Mets 2, Pirates 1 Gorman (W, 1-0)
06/11 Mets 3, Pirates 1 Gooden (W, 5-3)
06/12 Pirates 6, Mets 3 Leary (L, 2-3)
06/13 Mets 2, Pirates 0 Lynch (W, 7-1)
08/02 Pirates 6, Mets 4 Darling (L, 10-4)
08/03 Mets 4, Pirates 1 Terrell (W, 9-8)
08/04 Mets 4, Pirates 3 Gorman (W, 3-0)
08/05 Mets 3, Pirates 1 Gardner (W, 1-0)
08/09 Pirates 11, Mets 0 Berenyi (L, 4-5)
08/10 Pirates 4, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 3-1)
08/11 Mets 3, Pirates 1 Gooden (W, 10-8)
08/12 Mets 6, Pirates 3 Darling (W, 11-5)
09/05 Mets 4, Pirates 2 Berenyi (W, 8-6)
09/06 Pirates 2, Mets 0 Schiraldi (L, 0-1)
09/12 Mets 2, Pirates 0 Gooden (W, 16-8)
09/13 Pirates 14, Mets 4 Terrell (L, 10-12)
1984 totals: 12 wins, 6 losses



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