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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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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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Bill Connors
Born: November 2, 1941
at Schenectady, N.Y.
Died: June 17, 2018 at St. Petersburg, Fla.
Connors
Years with Mets: 1967, 1968

15 games. 0 - 1, 7.67
21 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1965 Game Results
05/26 Cubs 8, Mets 6 Ribant (L, 1-3)
05/27 Mets 8, Cubs 5 Kroll (W, 3-2)
05/31 Mets 5, Cubs 2 Fisher (W, 4-4)
05/31 Mets 3, Cubs 3
06/01 Mets 10, Cubs 5 Bearnarth (W, 1-1)
07/05 Mets 3, Cubs 2 Bearnarth (W, 3-1)
07/05 Mets 3, Cubs 0 Parsons (W, 1-4)
07/07 Cubs 8, Mets 3 Jackson (L, 4-11)
07/27 Cubs 6, Mets 3 Fisher (L, 7-12)
07/28 Cubs 7, Mets 2 Parsons (L, 1-7)
07/28 Cubs 9, Mets 0 McGraw (L, 0-2)
07/29 Mets 14, Cubs 0 Cisco (W, 3-6)
07/29 Cubs 2, Mets 1 Bearnarth (L, 3-3)
08/06 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Parsons (L, 1-9)
08/07 Cubs 7, Mets 1 Cisco (L, 3-8)
08/08 Cubs 7, Mets 6 Fisher (L, 7-14)
08/08 Cubs 14, Mets 10 Parsons (L, 1-10)
09/18 Cubs 4, Mets 3 McGraw (L, 2-6)
09/19 Mets 8, Cubs 6 Sutherland (W, 2-1)
1965 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses, 1 tie



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