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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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NL Votes Return to Gotham in '62: Houston Also Included in Expansion
New York Daily News, October 18, 1960
This serves as the official birth announcement of the New York Mets. (And also the Houston Astros.)


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Bob Johnson
Born: March 4, 1936
at Omaha, Neb.
Died: November 9, 2019 at St. Paul, Minn.
Johnson
Years with Mets: 1967

90 games. 5 hr, 27 rbi, 0.348
26 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
2003 Game Results
05/20 Phillies 11, Mets 7 Lloyd (L, 1-1)
05/21 Mets 5, Phillies 4 Benitez (W, 1-3)
05/22 Mets 6, Phillies 3 Astacio (W, 3-1)
05/27 Mets 4, Phillies 2 Leiter (W, 5-2)
05/28 Phillies 11, Mets 3 Astacio (L, 3-2)
05/29 Mets 5, Phillies 0 Trachsel (W, 4-2)
07/10 Phillies 7, Mets 2 Trachsel (L, 8-6)
07/11 Phillies 10, Mets 3 Heilman (L, 0-2)
07/12 Phillies 4, Mets 2 Franco (L, 0-1)
07/13 Mets 4, Phillies 3 Benitez (W, 3-3)
07/21 Mets 8, Phillies 6 Heilman (W, 1-2)
07/22 Mets 7, Phillies 5 Trachsel (W, 9-6)
08/29 Phillies 7, Mets 0 Trachsel (L, 13-8)
08/30 Phillies 4, Mets 2 Glavine (L, 9-12)
08/31 Phillies 4, Mets 1 Seo (L, 8-9)
09/04 Phillies 6, Mets 5 Stanton (L, 2-6)
09/05 Phillies 1, Mets 0 Seo (L, 8-10)
09/06 Phillies 8, Mets 6 Griffiths (L, 1-2)
09/07 Phillies 5, Mets 4 Wheeler (L, 1-3)
2003 totals: 7 wins, 12 losses



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