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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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Willie Mays
Born: May 6, 1931
at Westfield, Ala.
Died: June 18, 2024 at Paolo Alto, Cal.
Mays
Years with Mets: 1972, 1973

135 games. 14 hr, 44 rbi, 0.238
51 runs, 2 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Diego Padres
2001 Game Results
05/15 Mets 1, Padres 0 Reed (W, 5-2)
05/16 Padres 5, Mets 2 Rusch (L, 2-3)
05/17 Padres 15, Mets 3 Trachsel (L, 1-6)
08/14 Padres 6, Mets 0 Trachsel (L, 6-11)
08/15 Padres 2, Mets 1 Leiter (L, 7-10)
08/16 Padres 6, Mets 5 White (L, 3-4)
2001 totals: 1 win, 5 losses



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