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New York Mets traded Tim Foli and Greg Field to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Frank Taveras on April 19, 1979.

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Foli is cool as Joe goes to Chapman
New York Daily News, March 3, 1979
It's spring training 1979, and a "mature" Tim Foli is about to lose his starting shortstop job to Kelvin Chapman. Foli would be dealt to Pittsburgh in the coming weeks.
Tags: Kelvin Chapman, Tim Foli, Joe Torre.


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Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1988 Game Results
04/29 Mets 5, Reds 4 McDowell (W, 3-0)
04/30 Mets 6, Reds 5 Myers (W, 1-0)
05/01 Mets 11, Reds 0 Gooden (W, 6-0)
05/06 Mets 4, Reds 3 Myers (W, 2-0)
05/07 Mets 2, Reds 1 Ojeda (W, 3-1)
05/08 Mets 5, Reds 1 Darling (W, 3-2)
07/04 Reds 5, Mets 1 Cone (L, 9-2)
07/05 Reds 3, Mets 1 Ojeda (L, 6-7)
07/06 Mets 5, Reds 4 Darling (W, 10-5)
07/18 Reds 2, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 5-7)
07/19 Reds 11, Mets 2 Darling (L, 10-6)
1988 totals: 7 wins, 4 losses



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