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Today is May 5

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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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Tom Seaver, by Bruce Stark
New York Daily News, September 17, 1969
One in a series of portraits of the 1969 Mets by cartoonist Bruce Stark for the Daily News.
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Barry Manuel
Born: August 12, 1965
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Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1966 Game Results
04/29 Mets 5, Pirates 2 Selma (W, 1-1)
05/01 Pirates 8, Mets 0 Fisher (L, 0-4)
06/01 Pirates 3, Mets 1 Ribant (L, 1-2)
06/02 Pirates 5, Mets 0 Gardner (L, 2-3)
07/01 Pirates 12, Mets 0 Fisher (L, 5-8)
07/02 Mets 4, Pirates 3 Ribant (W, 4-3)
07/03 Pirates 8, Mets 7 Rusteck (L, 1-2)
07/03 Mets 9, Pirates 8 Gardner (W, 3-6)
07/08 Pirates 10, Mets 2 Shaw (L, 5-2)
07/08 Pirates 9, Mets 2 Fisher (L, 6-9)
07/09 Pirates 6, Mets 3 Hepler (L, 1-2)
07/10 Pirates 9, Mets 4 Shaw (L, 5-3)
08/09 Pirates 2, Mets 1 Ribant (L, 7-5)
08/10 Pirates 10, Mets 4 Shaw (L, 8-7)
08/11 Pirates 7, Mets 5 Gardner (L, 3-7)
08/16 Pirates 3, Mets 0 McGraw (L, 1-5)
08/17 Mets 8, Pirates 7 Hepler (W, 2-2)
08/18 Mets 9, Pirates 5 Gardner (W, 4-7)
1966 totals: 5 wins, 13 losses



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