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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 Win! Give Pirates Hook, 9-1
New York Daily News, April 24, 1962
The Mets, behind the pitching of Jay Hook, win their first-ever regular season game. Featuring a cartoon by Bruce Stark and a sidebar article with comments by Branch Rickey.
Tags: Jay Hook, Joan Payson.


Randomly selected Met Player

Gary Carter
Born: April 8, 1954
at Culver City, Cal.
Died: February 16, 2012 at West Palm Beach, Fla.
Carter
Years with Mets: 1985 - 1989

600 games. 89 hr, 349 rbi, 0.249
272 runs, 2 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1989 Game Results
05/19 Mets 3, Giants 2 Myers (W, 4-1)
05/20 Giants 3, Mets 0 Ojeda (L, 1-5)
05/21 Giants 10, Mets 6 McDowell (L, 1-3)
05/29 Giants 3, Mets 2 Darling (L, 3-4)
05/30 Giants 10, Mets 3 Cone (L, 3-4)
05/31 Mets 3, Giants 1 Myers (W, 5-1)
08/21 Mets 4, Giants 1 Darling (W, 12-9)
08/22 Giants 5, Mets 0 Viola (L, 1-3)
08/23 Giants 5, Mets 0 Cone (L, 11-6)
09/01 Giants 7, Mets 1 Darling (L, 12-11)
09/02 Giants 6, Mets 2 Viola (L, 2-4)
09/03 Giants 4, Mets 0 Ojeda (L, 10-10)
1989 totals: 3 wins, 9 losses



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