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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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Newsday, May 22, 1981
Some have called it the greatest pitching duel in the history of college baseball, and both pitches were future Mets: Frank Viola for St. John's and Ron Darling for Yale.
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Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1991 Game Results
05/07 Mets 6, Dodgers 5 Viola (W, 4-1)
05/08 Dodgers 3, Mets 1 Simons (L, 1-2)
05/17 Mets 4, Dodgers 2 Viola (W, 5-1)
05/18 Dodgers 4, Mets 3 Franco (L, 1-2)
05/19 Dodgers 7, Mets 5 Cone (L, 3-3)
07/18 Dodgers 10, Mets 5 Cone (L, 9-6)
07/19 Mets 6, Dodgers 2 Burke (W, 1-0)
07/20 Dodgers 11, Mets 7 Whitehurst (L, 5-6)
07/21 Mets 9, Dodgers 4 Gooden (W, 10-6)
07/29 Mets 5, Dodgers 1 Cone (W, 10-7)
07/30 Dodgers 3, Mets 1 Schourek (L, 2-1)
07/31 Dodgers 6, Mets 3 Burke (L, 1-1)
1991 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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