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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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Jim Beauchamp
Born: August 21, 1939
at Vinita, Okla.
Died: December 25, 2007 at Union City, Ga.
Beauchamp
Years with Mets: 1972, 1973

108 games. 5 hr, 33 rbi, 0.254
15 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1966
Opponent W L T Pct.
Houston Astros 11 7 0 .611
Chicago Cubs 10 8 0 .556
San Francisco Giants 9 9 0 .500
Cincinnati Reds 7 10 0 .412
Philadelphia Phillies 7 11 0 .389
St. Louis Cardinals 7 11 0 .389
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 12 0 .333
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 13 0 .278
Atlanta Braves 4 14 0 .222



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