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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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Ron Hodges
Born: June 22, 1949
at Rocky Mount, Va.
Died: November 24, 2023 at Roanoke, Va.
Hodges
Years with Mets: 1973 - 1984

666 games. 19 hr, 147 rbi, 0.240
119 runs, 10 stolen bases


Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1964 Game Results
05/01 Reds 4, Mets 3 Stallard (L, 1-3)
05/02 Mets 3, Reds 0 Jackson (W, 2-3)
05/03 Reds 6, Mets 5 Bauta (L, 0-2)
05/03 Reds 6, Mets 3 Hook (L, 0-1)
05/06 Reds 12, Mets 4 Wakefield (L, 0-1)
05/07 Mets 3, Reds 2 Jackson (W, 3-3)
07/12 Mets 1, Reds 0 Cisco (W, 4-11)
07/12 Mets 5, Reds 1 Lary (W, 1-3)
07/21 Mets 4, Reds 2 Wakefield (W, 3-3)
07/22 Mets 4, Reds 3 Hunter (W, 1-1)
07/23 Reds 5, Mets 4 Sutherland (L, 0-3)
08/25 Reds 7, Mets 2 Jackson (L, 7-13)
08/26 Mets 3, Reds 1 Stallard (W, 8-16)
09/25 Reds 3, Mets 0 Jackson (L, 10-16)
09/25 Reds 4, Mets 1 Fisher (L, 10-17)
09/26 Reds 6, Mets 1 Ribant (L, 1-5)
09/27 Reds 4, Mets 1 Stallard (L, 10-20)
09/27 Reds 3, Mets 1 Cisco (L, 6-18)
1964 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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