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New York Mets purchased Harry Chiti from the Cleveland Indians on April 26, 1962.

New York Mets traded Bobby Smith to the Chicago Cubs for Sammy Taylor on April 26, 1962.

New York Mets purchased Jack Lamabe from the Chicago White Sox on April 26, 1967.

New York Mets traded Rick Auerbach to the Texas Rangers for Lenny Randle on April 26, 1977.

New York Mets released Mike Matthews on April 26, 2005.

New York Mets signed free agent Michael Tucker on April 26, 2006.

Philadelphia Phillies signed Ryan Cordell of the New York Mets as a free agent on April 26, 2021.

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On The Path Of Hodges
Newsday, June 1, 1990
New Mets manager Bud Harrelson sees Gil Hodges as the role model for the kind of manager he'd like to be. Newsday's Steve Jacobsen looks back at Hodges, and speculates how Harrelson might handle a player like Darryl Strawberry differently than Davey Johnson did.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Keith Hernandez, Gil Hodges, Davey Johnson, Darryl Strawberry.


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Tim Bogar
Born: October 28, 1966
at Indianapolis, Ind.
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Years with Mets: 1993 - 1996

297 games. 6 hr, 57 rbi, 0.242
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Mets vs. Colorado Rockies
2014 Game Results
05/01 Rockies 7, Mets 4 Colon (L, 2-4)
05/02 Rockies 10, Mets 3 Wheeler (L, 1-3)
05/03 Rockies 11, Mets 10 Farnsworth (L, 0-2)
05/04 Mets 5, Rockies 1 Gee (W, 3-1)
09/08 Mets 3, Rockies 2 Torres (W, 7-5)
09/09 Mets 2, Rockies 0 deGrom (W, 8-6)
09/10 Mets 2, Rockies 0 Montero (W, 1-3)
2014 totals: 4 wins, 3 losses



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