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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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Facing Up to It -- by Bruce Stark
New York Daily News, April 21, 1964
New York's managers have their first wins of the season.
Tags: Yogi Berra, Casey Stengel.


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Jerry Buchek
Born: May 9, 1942
at St. Louis, Mo.
Died: January 2, 2019 at Springfield, Mo.
Buchek
Years with Mets: 1967, 1968

197 games. 15 hr, 52 rbi, 0.219
43 runs, 4 stolen bases


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
2009 Game Results
08/28 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Stokes (L, 1-3)
08/29 Cubs 11, Mets 4 Parnell (L, 3-7)
08/30 Mets 4, Cubs 1 Figueroa (W, 2-3)
09/04 Mets 6, Cubs 2 Stokes (W, 2-4)
09/05 Cubs 5, Mets 3 Figueroa (L, 2-4)
09/06 Mets 4, Cubs 2 Pelfrey (W, 10-10)
2009 totals: 3 wins, 3 losses



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