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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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City Welcomes Mets; Debut at PG Today
New York Daily News, April 13, 1962
The day before their first home game at the Polo Grounds, the Mets were honored with a ticker-tape parade in lower Manhattan's Canyon of Heroes.
Tags: Casey Stengel.


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Tony Fernandez
Born: June 30, 1962
at San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Died: February 16, 2020 at Weston, Fla.
Fernandez
Years with Mets: 1993

48 games. 1 hr, 14 rbi, 0.225
20 runs, 6 stolen bases


Mets vs. Houston Colt .45's
1963 Game Results
05/02 Mets 10, Colt .45's 3 Jackson (W, 2-2)
05/13 Colt .45's 4, Mets 2 Craig (L, 2-4)
05/14 Colt .45's 4, Mets 3 Willey (L, 3-2)
05/15 Mets 7, Colt .45's 4 Jackson (W, 4-3)
07/14 Colt .45's 8, Mets 3 Cisco (L, 4-7)
07/15 Mets 14, Colt .45's 5 Willey (W, 7-8)
07/15 Colt .45's 8, Mets 0 Craig (L, 2-15)
07/16 Mets 4, Colt .45's 3 Cisco (W, 5-7)
07/26 Colt .45's 7, Mets 3 Stallard (L, 3-9)
07/27 Colt .45's 1, Mets 0 Craig (L, 2-18)
07/28 Colt .45's 8, Mets 2 Jackson (L, 6-13)
09/13 Colt .45's 1, Mets 0 Craig (L, 5-21)
09/14 Colt .45's 4, Mets 0 Willey (L, 9-13)
09/15 Colt .45's 5, Mets 4 Jackson (L, 11-17)
09/15 Colt .45's 5, Mets 0 Hook (L, 4-13)
09/27 Mets 10, Colt .45's 3 Jackson (W, 13-17)
09/28 Colt .45's 9, Mets 1 Anderson (L, 0-2)
09/29 Colt .45's 13, Mets 4 Bearnarth (L, 3-8)
1963 totals: 5 wins, 13 losses



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