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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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A Phillie now
Journal News (White Plains, NY), March 25, 1978
In retrospect, it's sad to see how jubilant Bud Harrelson is in this photo as he packs his bags to leave the Mets after having been traded to Philadelphia. But the Mets were going nowhere and the Phillies, in 1978, were the powerhouse team in the division. And as we now know, Bud's association with the Mets is still far from over.
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Kevin Baez
Born: January 10, 1967
at Brooklyn, N.Y.
Baez
Years with Mets: 1990, 1992, 1993

63 games. 0 hr, 7 rbi, 0.179
10 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1975 Game Results
05/26 Mets 6, Dodgers 3 Seaver (W, 6-4)
05/27 Dodgers 10, Mets 4 Parker (L, 1-2)
05/28 Mets 4, Dodgers 3 Matlack (W, 6-3)
06/11 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Apodaca (W, 1-0)
06/12 Mets 2, Dodgers 0 Matlack (W, 8-4)
08/08 Dodgers 4, Mets 3 Sanders (L, 0-1)
08/09 Dodgers 2, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 10-10)
08/10 Dodgers 2, Mets 1 Webb (L, 4-5)
08/28 Mets 4, Dodgers 1 Koosman (W, 11-11)
08/29 Mets 6, Dodgers 1 Matlack (W, 16-8)
08/30 Dodgers 7, Mets 0 Webb (L, 6-6)
08/31 Dodgers 5, Mets 2 Swan (L, 1-2)
1975 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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