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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.

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Harrelson Faces Surgery and Misty Future
New York Daily News, May 21, 1975
As Roy McMillan once mentored young Bud Harrelson, Buddy is now mentoring his perceived successor, Mike Phillips. The Mets veteran shortstop, still only 30 years old, is struggling with a bad knee and is enduring a lot of pain.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Mike Phillips.


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Mets vs. Montreal Expos
1975 Game Results
04/25 Mets 5, Expos 3 Matlack (W, 2-1)
04/27 Mets 7, Expos 6 Parker (W, 1-1)
05/02 Mets 3, Expos 0 Koosman (W, 2-0)
05/03 Expos 3, Mets 0 Webb (L, 0-1)
06/17 Expos 6, Mets 5 Matlack (L, 8-5)
06/17 Mets 5, Expos 2 Parker (W, 2-2)
06/18 Expos 7, Mets 6 Apodaca (L, 1-1)
06/19 Expos 3, Mets 2 Baldwin (L, 1-2)
08/04 Expos 4, Mets 3 Tate (L, 4-10)
08/05 Expos 7, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 10-9)
08/05 Expos 7, Mets 0 Hall (L, 4-3)
08/06 Mets 9, Expos 6 Webb (W, 4-4)
08/07 Mets 7, Expos 0 Seaver (W, 15-7)
09/08 Expos 6, Mets 5 Baldwin (L, 2-5)
09/08 Expos 6, Mets 1 Stone (L, 3-3)
09/09 Expos 2, Mets 1 Apodaca (L, 1-3)
09/15 Mets 3, Expos 2 Koosman (W, 13-13)
09/16 Mets 4, Expos 3 Baldwin (W, 3-5)
1975 totals: 8 wins, 10 losses



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