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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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Frank Thomas
Born: June 11, 1929
at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Died: January 16, 2023 at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Thomas
Years with Mets: 1962 - 1964

342 games. 52 hr, 173 rbi, 0.262
122 runs, 3 stolen bases


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1963 Game Results
04/22 Phillies 8, Mets 6 Stallard (L, 0-2)
05/07 Mets 3, Phillies 1 Jackson (W, 3-2)
05/08 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Hook (W, 1-4)
05/09 Mets 3, Phillies 2 MacKenzie (W, 3-0)
06/21 Mets 3, Phillies 1 Jackson (W, 6-7)
06/22 Phillies 2, Mets 0 Craig (L, 2-11)
06/23 Mets 5, Phillies 0 Willey (W, 6-6)
06/23 Mets 4, Phillies 1 Stallard (W, 3-4)
07/19 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Craig (L, 2-16)
07/20 Phillies 5, Mets 1 Jackson (L, 6-11)
07/21 Phillies 8, Mets 0 Willey (L, 7-9)
07/21 Phillies 7, Mets 2 Stallard (L, 3-8)
08/19 Phillies 1, Mets 0 Cisco (L, 7-13)
08/20 Mets 4, Phillies 0 Powell (W, 1-0)
08/20 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Bearnarth (L, 2-5)
09/09 Mets 6, Phillies 3 Craig (W, 5-20)
09/17 Phillies 8, Mets 6 Stallard (L, 6-16)
09/18 Phillies 5, Mets 1 Anderson (L, 0-1)
1963 totals: 8 wins, 10 losses



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