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Cleveland Indians claimed Brook Fordyce of the New York Mets on waivers on May 15, 1995.

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Pete Rose: A Professional Player All the Way
New York Daily News, October 11, 1973
After the legendary dustup between Bud Harrelson and Pete Rose, M. Donald Grant of the Mets and Bob Howsam of the Reds tried to arrange a home-plate handshake between the two players. Harrelson reluctantly agreed, but Rose nixed the idea.
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Jesse Orosco
Born: April 21, 1957
at Santa Barbara, Cal.
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Years with Mets: 1979, 1981 - 1987

372 games. 47 - 47, 2.73
506 strikeouts, 107 saves


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1966 Game Results
05/30 Phillies 7, Mets 2 Richardson (L, 0-2)
05/30 Mets 3, Phillies 1 Fisher (W, 2-5)
05/31 Phillies 6, Mets 4 Bearnarth (L, 1-2)
06/28 Phillies 1, Mets 0 Friend (L, 1-1)
06/29 Phillies 5, Mets 2 Gardner (L, 2-6)
06/30 Phillies 1, Mets 0 Shaw (L, 4-1)
07/04 Mets 9, Phillies 6 Shaw (W, 5-1)
07/04 Mets 8, Phillies 1 Fisher (W, 6-8)
07/05 Phillies 3, Mets 1 Hepler (L, 1-1)
07/06 Mets 7, Phillies 5 Sutherland (W, 1-0)
07/07 Mets 9, Phillies 6 Arrigo (W, 2-1)
08/19 Phillies 5, Mets 4 Friend (L, 4-4)
08/20 Phillies 5, Mets 4 Selma (L, 3-4)
08/21 Mets 6, Phillies 5 Hepler (W, 3-2)
08/21 Mets 5, Phillies 1 McGraw (W, 2-5)
09/02 Phillies 6, Mets 0 Miller (L, 0-1)
09/03 Phillies 8, Mets 4 Shaw (L, 9-8)
09/04 Phillies 5, Mets 0 McGraw (L, 2-7)
1966 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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