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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 Savor 1st Taste of Victory
Newsday, April 24, 1962
After opening the 1962 season with nine consecutive losses, the Mets finally have their first win, a 9-1 defeat of the Pirates in Pittsburgh.
Tags: Jay Hook, Casey Stengel.


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Art Shamsky
Born: October 14, 1941
at St. Louis, Mo.
Shamsky
Years with Mets: 1968 - 1971

406 games. 42 hr, 162 rbi, 0.266
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Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
2008 Game Results
04/05 Braves 11, Mets 5 Maine (L, 0-1)
04/06 Braves 3, Mets 1 Santana (L, 1-1)
04/25 Braves 6, Mets 3 Pelfrey (L, 2-1)
04/26 Mets 4, Braves 3 Maine (W, 2-2)
04/27 Mets 6, Braves 3 Figueroa (W, 2-1)
05/20 Braves 6, Mets 1 Maine (L, 5-3)
05/20 Braves 6, Mets 2 Vargas (L, 0-2)
05/21 Braves 11, Mets 4 Pelfrey (L, 2-5)
05/22 Braves 4, Mets 2 Santana (L, 5-3)
08/19 Mets 7, Braves 3 Heilman (W, 3-7)
08/20 Mets 6, Braves 3 Pelfrey (W, 12-8)
08/21 Mets 5, Braves 4 Ayala (W, 1-0)
09/13 Braves 3, Mets 2 Schoeneweis (L, 2-4)
09/13 Mets 5, Braves 0 Niese (W, 1-0)
09/14 Braves 7, Mets 4 Ayala (L, 1-1)
09/19 Mets 9, Braves 5 Feliciano (W, 3-4)
09/20 Braves 4, Mets 2 Martinez (L, 5-6)
09/21 Braves 7, Mets 6 Schoeneweis (L, 2-5)
2008 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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