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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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Harrelson Faces Surgery and Misty Future
New York Daily News, May 21, 1975
As Roy McMillan once mentored young Bud Harrelson, Buddy is now mentoring his perceived successor, Mike Phillips. The Mets veteran shortstop, still only 30 years old, is struggling with a bad knee and is enduring a lot of pain.
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Orlando Mercado
Born: November 7, 1961
at Arecibo, P.R.
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42 games. 3 hr, 7 rbi, 0.211
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Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1964 Game Results
05/15 Mets 4, Giants 2 Bearnarth (W, 2-3)
05/16 Giants 6, Mets 4 Cisco (L, 1-3)
05/17 Giants 6, Mets 0 Jackson (L, 3-5)
05/17 Giants 1, Mets 0 Fisher (L, 1-2)
05/18 Mets 4, Giants 2 Cisco (W, 2-3)
05/29 Mets 4, Giants 2 Stallard (W, 3-6)
05/30 Mets 6, Giants 2 Fisher (W, 3-3)
05/31 Giants 5, Mets 3 Jackson (L, 3-7)
05/31 Giants 8, Mets 6 Cisco (L, 2-5)
06/29 Mets 4, Giants 3 Jackson (W, 4-10)
06/30 Giants 5, Mets 0 Cisco (L, 3-10)
08/04 Giants 4, Mets 3 Cisco (L, 4-12)
08/05 Giants 4, Mets 1 Fisher (L, 7-14)
09/01 Mets 4, Giants 1 Jackson (W, 9-13)
09/02 Giants 4, Mets 0 Stallard (L, 8-17)
09/03 Giants 3, Mets 1 Fisher (L, 9-16)
09/15 Giants 3, Mets 1 Cisco (L, 5-17)
09/16 Mets 4, Giants 0 Stallard (W, 10-18)
1964 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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