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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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Stanky is dead at 83
New York Daily News, July 6, 1999
Although it's not mentioned in this obituary, Eddie Stanky served one year in the Mets front office, in 1965. He is better known as a "fiery second baseman" with the Dodgers, Giants, and Braves.
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Wally Backman
Born: September 22, 1959
at Hillsboro, Ore.
Backman
Years with Mets: 1980 - 1988

765 games. 7 hr, 165 rbi, 0.283
359 runs, 106 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1996 Game Results
05/18 Mets 14, Giants 5 Clark (W, 2-5)
05/19 Giants 1, Mets 0 Isringhausen (L, 2-5)
05/19 Giants 6, Mets 2 Wilson (L, 1-4)
05/28 Mets 4, Giants 0 Clark (W, 4-5)
05/29 Giants 4, Mets 2 Isringhausen (L, 2-7)
05/30 Mets 1, Giants 0 Wilson (W, 2-5)
08/19 Giants 5, Mets 4 Harnisch (L, 8-9)
08/20 Mets 7, Giants 3 Jones (W, 11-7)
08/21 Giants 12, Mets 11 Person (L, 2-5)
08/30 Giants 6, Mets 4 Harnisch (L, 8-10)
08/31 Mets 7, Giants 2 Person (W, 3-5)
09/01 Mets 6, Giants 5 Franco (W, 4-3)
1996 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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