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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' Gooden Off to a Fast Start
Newsday, April 8, 1984
19-year-old Dwight Gooden has won his first major league game, 3-2 at the Astrodome.
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Shawn Gilbert
Born: March 12, 1965
at Camden, N.J.
Gilbert
Years with Mets: 1997, 1998

32 games. 1 hr, 1 rbi, 0.120
4 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1998 Game Results
04/17 Reds 4, Mets 3 Jones (L, 0-2)
04/18 Mets 5, Reds 4 Rojas (W, 1-0)
04/19 Mets 14, Reds 0 Leiter (W, 3-1)
04/24 Mets 3, Reds 2 Jones (W, 1-2)
04/25 Reds 2, Mets 0 Yoshii (L, 1-1)
05/19 Mets 7, Reds 3 Jones (W, 3-3)
05/19 Mets 5, Reds 3 Bohanon (W, 1-1)
05/20 Reds 8, Mets 6 Hudek (L, 0-2)
05/21 Mets 6, Reds 1 Yoshii (W, 3-1)
1998 totals: 6 wins, 3 losses



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