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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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New York Daily News, November 9, 1978
The Mets fire the much-loathed M. Donald Grant and then hint that they might sign free agent Pete Rose.
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Bob Johnson
Born: March 4, 1936
at Omaha, Neb.
Died: November 9, 2019 at St. Paul, Minn.
Johnson
Years with Mets: 1967

90 games. 5 hr, 27 rbi, 0.348
26 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1981 Game Results
05/08 Dodgers 1, Mets 0 Scott (L, 1-3)
05/09 Mets 7, Dodgers 4 Allen (W, 2-0)
05/10 Dodgers 5, Mets 3 Jones (L, 0-5)
05/15 Dodgers 6, Mets 5 Allen (L, 2-1)
05/16 Dodgers 9, Mets 0 Roberts (L, 0-3)
05/17 Dodgers 6, Mets 1 Zachry (L, 3-5)
1981 totals: 1 win, 5 losses



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