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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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New York Daily News, February 12, 1982
George Foster is a Met, and his new teammates are looking forward to big things. Plus, a Bill Gallo cartoon that addresses Foster's warning to LaGuardia airplane traffic.
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Mike Howard
Born: April 2, 1958
at Seattle, Wash.
Howard
Years with Mets: 1981 - 1983

48 games. 1 hr, 7 rbi, 0.182
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Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1971 Game Results
04/10 Mets 3, Reds 2 Frisella (W, 1-0)
04/11 Mets 1, Reds 0 McGraw (W, 1-0)
04/20 Reds 3, Mets 2 Frisella (L, 1-1)
04/21 Mets 5, Reds 2 Seaver (W, 3-0)
07/09 Reds 6, Mets 4 Seaver (L, 10-5)
07/10 Reds 4, Mets 2 Gentry (L, 7-7)
07/11 Reds 7, Mets 2 Ryan (L, 8-6)
07/11 Reds 5, Mets 3 Seaver (L, 10-6)
08/02 Reds 4, Mets 2 Matlack (L, 0-3)
08/03 Reds 5, Mets 2 Ryan (L, 8-9)
08/03 Mets 9, Reds 4 Williams (W, 4-5)
08/04 Reds 1, Mets 0 Gentry (L, 9-9)
1971 totals: 4 wins, 8 losses



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