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New York Mets traded Chico Fernandez and Bobby Catton to the Chicago White Sox for Charley Smith on April 23, 1964.

New York Mets claimed Jeff Kaiser on waivers from the Cincinnati Reds on April 23, 1993.

New York Mets signed free agent Gerald Williams on April 23, 2004.

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Mazzilli to Texas for 2 prospects
New York Daily News, April 2, 1982
Trades for "prospects" don't generally get fans very excited, but in this case the two prospects were Walt Terrell (who would eventually be traded for Howard Johnson) and Ron Darling.
Tags: Ron Darling, Lee Mazzilli, Walt Terrell.


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Marv Throneberry
Born: September 2, 1933
at Collierville, Tenn.
Died: June 23, 1994 at Fisherville, Tenn.
Throneberry
Years with Mets: 1962, 1963

130 games. 16 hr, 50 rbi, 0.240
29 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1988 Game Results
06/02 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Myers (W, 4-0)
06/03 Cubs 5, Mets 0 Ojeda (L, 4-5)
06/04 Mets 6, Cubs 5 Innis (W, 1-1)
06/05 Mets 11, Cubs 3 Gooden (W, 9-1)
06/23 Cubs 4, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 3-6)
06/24 Mets 8, Cubs 3 Cone (W, 9-1)
06/25 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Aguilera (L, 0-3)
06/26 Cubs 6, Mets 3 Darling (L, 8-5)
08/02 Mets 3, Cubs 1 Cone (W, 11-2)
08/03 Cubs 3, Mets 1 Ojeda (L, 8-9)
08/04 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Fernandez (L, 6-9)
08/09 Cubs 6, Mets 4 Fernandez (L, 6-10)
08/10 Cubs 6, Mets 5 Darling (L, 12-8)
08/11 Mets 9, Cubs 6 Leach (W, 5-1)
09/07 Cubs 9, Mets 8 McDowell (L, 5-4)
09/08 Mets 13, Cubs 6 Gooden (W, 17-6)
09/14 Mets 3, Cubs 1 Fernandez (W, 9-10)
09/15 Mets 4, Cubs 1 Cone (W, 17-3)
1988 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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