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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 SOLD: Record $21.1 million paid by Doubleday-Pickett group
New York Daily News, January 25, 1980
The Mets are sold for the first time in their history. Plus, "Mets present a big task for Doubleday".
Tags: Lorinda de Roulet, Nelson Doubleday.


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Cliff Cook
Born: August 20, 1936
at Dallas, Tex.
Cook
Years with Mets: 1962, 1963

90 games. 4 hr, 17 rbi, 0.188
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1984 Game Results
04/13 Cubs 11, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 1-1)
04/14 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Leary (L, 1-1)
05/01 Mets 8, Cubs 1 Gooden (W, 2-1)
05/02 Mets 4, Cubs 3 Lynch (W, 3-0)
07/27 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Gooden (W, 9-6)
07/28 Cubs 11, Mets 4 Sisk (L, 1-3)
07/29 Cubs 3, Mets 0 Terrell (L, 8-8)
07/29 Cubs 5, Mets 1 Berenyi (L, 4-4)
08/06 Cubs 9, Mets 3 Gooden (L, 9-8)
08/07 Cubs 8, Mets 6 Darling (L, 10-5)
08/07 Cubs 8, Mets 4 Lynch (L, 8-7)
08/08 Cubs 7, Mets 6 Gardner (L, 1-1)
09/07 Mets 10, Cubs 0 Gooden (W, 15-8)
09/08 Cubs 6, Mets 0 Terrell (L, 10-11)
09/09 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Darling (W, 12-6)
09/14 Cubs 7, Mets 1 Darling (L, 12-7)
09/15 Cubs 5, Mets 4 Fernandez (L, 4-6)
09/16 Mets 9, Cubs 3 Berenyi (W, 9-6)
1984 totals: 6 wins, 12 losses



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