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New York Mets traded Tim Foli and Greg Field to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Frank Taveras on April 19, 1979.

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Pirates Ship Taveras to Mets, Acquire Foli: Tanner Seeking to Bolster Buc Defense
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 20, 1979
The Tim Foli/Frank Taveras trade, as reported from Pittsburgh. From this perspective, Taveras is a poor defensive player who was just "peddled" to the Mets.
Tags: Tim Foli, Frank Taveras.


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Dwight Bernard
Born: May 31, 1952
at Mt. Vernon, Ill.
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Years with Mets: 1978, 1979

62 games. 1 - 7, 4.50
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Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
1974 Game Results
06/11 Braves 4, Mets 3 Apodaca (L, 1-4)
06/12 Braves 1, Mets 0 Parker (L, 1-5)
06/17 Braves 8, Mets 1 Parker (L, 1-6)
06/18 Braves 6, Mets 1 Stone (L, 2-5)
06/19 Braves 5, Mets 0 Matlack (L, 5-5)
08/23 Braves 4, Mets 3 McGraw (L, 4-7)
08/23 Braves 6, Mets 0 Parker (L, 4-12)
08/24 Braves 4, Mets 3 Miller (L, 2-2)
08/25 Mets 1, Braves 0 Sadecki (W, 5-7)
08/30 Mets 4, Braves 2 Sadecki (W, 6-7)
08/31 Mets 6, Braves 5 Apodaca (W, 5-5)
09/01 Mets 3, Braves 0 McGraw (W, 6-7)
1974 totals: 4 wins, 8 losses



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