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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 Land Foy to Play 3d, Send Otis, Johnson to KC
New York Daily News, December 4, 1969
One of the Mets earliest regrettable trades was the one that sent Amos Otis to the Royals for Joe Foy. Otis would go on to play 14 seasons in Kansas City, winning three Gold Gloves and making five All-Star teams. Foy was... less successful.
Tags: Joe Foy, Bob Johnson, Amos Otis.


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Rick Ownbey
Born: October 20, 1957
at Corona, Cal.
Ownbey
Years with Mets: 1982, 1983

18 games. 2 - 5, 4.13
47 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1987 Game Results
05/22 Mets 6, Dodgers 4 Leach (W, 1-0)
05/23 Dodgers 4, Mets 2 Darling (L, 2-3)
05/24 Dodgers 8, Mets 6 McDowell (L, 1-1)
06/01 Mets 5, Dodgers 2 Leach (W, 4-0)
06/02 Dodgers 6, Mets 3 Orosco (L, 1-5)
06/03 Dodgers 5, Mets 2 Darling (L, 2-4)
08/24 Mets 1, Dodgers 0 Aguilera (W, 5-2)
08/25 Dodgers 3, Mets 1 Cone (L, 3-3)
08/26 Mets 3, Dodgers 2 Darling (W, 11-8)
09/04 Mets 5, Dodgers 1 Aguilera (W, 7-2)
09/05 Mets 4, Dodgers 3 Darling (W, 12-8)
09/06 Dodgers 3, Mets 2 Myers (L, 2-5)
1987 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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