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New York Mets signed free agent Eric Gunderson on May 5, 1994.

New York Mets signed free agent Juan Lagares on May 5, 2006.

New York Mets released Ben Johnson on May 5, 2008.

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Mets Win! Give Pirates Hook, 9-1
New York Daily News, April 24, 1962
The Mets, behind the pitching of Jay Hook, win their first-ever regular season game. Featuring a cartoon by Bruce Stark and a sidebar article with comments by Branch Rickey.
Tags: Jay Hook, Joan Payson.


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Marco Scutaro
Born: October 30, 1975
at Yaracuy, Venezuela
Scutaro
Years with Mets: 2002, 2003

75 games. 3 hr, 12 rbi, 0.216
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1995 Game Results
07/03 Cubs 4, Mets 2 Pulsipher (L, 1-3)
07/04 Cubs 3, Mets 0 Saberhagen (L, 5-3)
07/05 Mets 5, Cubs 4 Franco (W, 3-1)
07/06 Cubs 8, Mets 4 Harnisch (L, 1-7)
07/17 Mets 7, Cubs 2 Dipoto (W, 2-3)
07/18 Mets 12, Cubs 3 Jones (W, 6-6)
07/24 Cubs 5, Mets 3 Pulsipher (L, 2-5)
1995 totals: 3 wins, 4 losses



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