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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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Old Friends Pay Their Respects
Newsday, September 19, 1963
The Polo Grounds, where so much history was made by the New York Giants, from John McGraw and Christy Mathewson to Willie Mays and Bobby Thompson, closes with little fanfare. The Mets go quietly against the Phillies and a chapter of baseball history comes to an end.


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Jack Leathersich
Born: July 14, 1990
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1992 Game Results
06/22 Mets 8, Cubs 2 Fernandez (W, 6-7)
06/23 Mets 4, Cubs 1 Schourek (W, 1-3)
06/24 Mets 3, Cubs 2 Gooden (W, 5-6)
06/25 Cubs 9, Mets 2 Young (L, 2-7)
06/29 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 5-7)
06/30 Cubs 3, Mets 1 Young (L, 2-8)
07/01 Mets 6, Cubs 4 Guetterman (W, 1-0)
08/01 Mets 3, Cubs 0 Schourek (W, 3-4)
08/01 Cubs 6, Mets 1 Whitehurst (L, 1-6)
08/02 Mets 4, Cubs 2 Cone (W, 13-4)
08/06 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Whitehurst (L, 1-7)
08/07 Cubs 9, Mets 1 Cone (L, 13-5)
08/08 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Guetterman (L, 2-1)
08/09 Cubs 6, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 9-9)
09/14 Mets 10, Cubs 8 Innis (W, 6-8)
09/15 Mets 4, Cubs 2 Dewey (W, 1-0)
09/21 Cubs 10, Mets 1 Hillman (L, 2-1)
09/22 Mets 8, Cubs 7 Guetterman (W, 3-4)
1992 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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