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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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Mets Win! Give Pirates Hook, 9-1
New York Daily News, April 24, 1962
The Mets, behind the pitching of Jay Hook, win their first-ever regular season game. Featuring a cartoon by Bruce Stark and a sidebar article with comments by Branch Rickey.
Tags: Jay Hook, Joan Payson.


Randomly selected Met Player

Nino Espinosa
Born: August 15, 1953
at Villa Altagracia, Dominican Republic
Died: December 24, 1987 at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Espinosa
Years with Mets: 1974 - 1978

80 games. 25 - 33, 4.15
215 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Florida Marlins
1995 Game Results
06/13 Mets 7, Marlins 3 Saberhagen (W, 2-2)
06/14 Marlins 4, Mets 0 Mlicki (L, 4-2)
06/15 Mets 5, Marlins 4 Minor (W, 2-2)
06/26 Marlins 9, Mets 4 Jones (L, 4-5)
06/27 Mets 2, Marlins 0 Pulsipher (W, 1-2)
06/28 Mets 8, Marlins 3 Saberhagen (W, 5-2)
08/04 Marlins 7, Mets 2 Isringhausen (L, 1-1)
08/05 Marlins 6, Mets 3 Pulsipher (L, 3-6)
08/06 Mets 7, Marlins 3 Jones (W, 7-8)
08/07 Mets 5, Marlins 2 Mlicki (W, 5-5)
09/22 Marlins 3, Mets 0 Cornelius (L, 2-7)
09/23 Marlins 4, Mets 3 Jones (L, 9-10)
09/24 Marlins 4, Mets 3 Mlicki (L, 9-7)
1995 totals: 6 wins, 7 losses



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