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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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New York Daily News, March 1, 1975
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Orel Hershiser
Born: September 16, 1958
at Buffalo, N.Y.
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Years with Mets: 1999

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Mets vs. Montreal Expos
1989 Game Results
04/07 Expos 7, Mets 3 Darling (L, 0-1)
04/08 Expos 3, Mets 2 Cone (L, 0-1)
04/09 Mets 2, Expos 1 Gooden (W, 2-0)
06/19 Mets 5, Expos 3 Gooden (W, 9-2)
06/20 Expos 8, Mets 5 Aguilera (L, 3-2)
06/21 Mets 2, Expos 0 Cone (W, 4-5)
06/26 Expos 5, Mets 1 Gooden (L, 9-3)
06/27 Expos 3, Mets 2 Aguilera (L, 3-3)
06/28 Expos 4, Mets 3 Ojeda (L, 5-7)
08/04 Mets 11, Expos 5 Ojeda (W, 7-9)
08/05 Mets 3, Expos 2 Darling (W, 9-9)
08/06 Mets 2, Expos 1 Musselman (W, 1-1)
09/15 Mets 5, Expos 0 Cone (W, 13-7)
09/16 Expos 10, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 11-5)
09/17 Expos 1, Mets 0 Darling (L, 13-13)
09/22 Mets 3, Expos 2 Darling (W, 14-13)
09/23 Mets 13, Expos 6 Viola (W, 4-5)
09/24 Expos 6, Mets 5 Machado (L, 0-1)
1989 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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