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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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Shawon Dunston
Born: March 21, 1963
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Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1988 Game Results
04/15 Mets 3, Cardinals 0 Gooden (W, 3-0)
04/16 Mets 6, Cardinals 4 Cone (W, 1-0)
04/17 Mets 3, Cardinals 2 McDowell (W, 1-0)
04/22 Mets 4, Cardinals 0 Darling (W, 2-1)
04/23 Mets 12, Cardinals 9 McDowell (W, 2-0)
04/24 Cardinals 5, Mets 4 Innis (L, 0-1)
06/06 Mets 6, Cardinals 2 Fernandez (W, 3-5)
06/07 Cardinals 4, Mets 1 Cone (L, 7-1)
06/08 Cardinals 5, Mets 2 McDowell (L, 3-1)
06/13 Mets 2, Cardinals 1 Myers (W, 5-0)
06/14 Mets 5, Cardinals 0 Ojeda (W, 5-5)
06/15 Mets 6, Cardinals 4 Darling (W, 7-4)
09/23 Cardinals 2, Mets 1 Gooden (L, 18-8)
09/24 Mets 14, Cardinals 1 West (W, 1-0)
09/25 Mets 9, Cardinals 7 Cone (W, 19-3)
09/30 Mets 4, Cardinals 2 Cone (W, 20-3)
10/01 Mets 6, Cardinals 3 Fernandez (W, 12-10)
10/02 Mets 7, Cardinals 5 Darling (W, 17-9)
1988 totals: 14 wins, 4 losses



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