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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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Paul Wilson
Born: March 28, 1973
at Orlando, Fla.
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Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1972 Game Results
05/01 Mets 7, Giants 4 Seaver (W, 4-0)
05/02 Mets 4, Giants 2 Gentry (W, 2-1)
05/03 Mets 8, Giants 5 Matlack (W, 3-0)
05/12 Mets 2, Giants 1 Frisella (W, 1-0)
05/13 Mets 1, Giants 0 Capra (W, 2-1)
05/14 Mets 5, Giants 4 Sadecki (W, 1-0)
07/10 Giants 5, Mets 4 McGraw (L, 3-4)
07/11 Giants 6, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 6-4)
07/12 Mets 4, Giants 0 Matlack (W, 9-5)
07/21 Mets 3, Giants 1 Koosman (W, 7-5)
07/22 Giants 2, Mets 1 Frisella (L, 3-5)
07/23 Giants 5, Mets 2 Seaver (L, 12-7)
1972 totals: 8 wins, 4 losses



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