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Today is May 5

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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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Old Friends Pay Their Respects
Newsday, September 19, 1963
The Polo Grounds, where so much history was made by the New York Giants, from John McGraw and Christy Mathewson to Willie Mays and Bobby Thompson, closes with little fanfare. The Mets go quietly against the Phillies and a chapter of baseball history comes to an end.


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Kevin Pillar
Born: January 4, 1989
at West Hills, Cal.
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124 games. 15 hr, 47 rbi, 0.231
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Mets vs. Houston Astros
1989 Game Results
04/28 Mets 7, Astros 3 Fernandez (W, 3-0)
04/29 Mets 5, Astros 1 Darling (W, 1-3)
04/30 Astros 7, Mets 6 Cone (L, 2-2)
05/06 Mets 2, Astros 1 Cone (W, 3-2)
05/07 Astros 5, Mets 0 Gooden (L, 5-1)
07/03 Mets 3, Astros 1 Cone (W, 5-5)
07/04 Astros 10, Mets 3 Ojeda (L, 5-8)
07/05 Astros 6, Mets 5 Darling (L, 6-6)
07/17 Astros 6, Mets 0 Darling (L, 7-7)
07/17 Astros 12, Mets 3 West (L, 0-2)
07/18 Mets 9, Astros 0 Fernandez (W, 8-3)
07/19 Mets 8, Astros 2 Cone (W, 7-5)
1989 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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