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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 Lose Opener, 4-3, Win Fans
New York Daily News, April 14, 1962
The Mets have played their first home game, a 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Polo Grounds.
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Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1988 Game Results
05/20 Mets 5, Dodgers 2 Fernandez (W, 2-3)
05/21 Mets 4, Dodgers 0 Gooden (W, 8-0)
05/22 Mets 5, Dodgers 2 Cone (W, 6-0)
05/30 Mets 3, Dodgers 2 Darling (W, 6-3)
05/31 Mets 5, Dodgers 4 Myers (W, 3-0)
06/01 Dodgers 4, Mets 3 Fernandez (L, 2-5)
08/22 Mets 7, Dodgers 1 Gooden (W, 15-6)
08/23 Mets 5, Dodgers 1 Cone (W, 13-3)
08/24 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Leach (W, 6-1)
09/02 Mets 8, Dodgers 0 Darling (W, 14-9)
09/03 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Gooden (W, 16-6)
1988 totals: 10 wins, 1 loss



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