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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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Don Zimmer
Born: January 17, 1931
at Cincinnati, O.
Died: June 4, 2014 at Dunedin, Fla.
Zimmer
Years with Mets: 1962

14 games. 0 hr, 1 rbi, 0.077
3 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
2004 Game Results
05/25 Mets 5, Phillies 0 Trachsel (W, 5-3)
05/26 Phillies 7, Mets 4 Franco (L, 0-3)
05/31 Mets 5, Phillies 3 Moreno (W, 1-1)
06/01 Mets 4, Phillies 1 Bottalico (W, 2-0)
06/02 Mets 5, Phillies 3 Weathers (W, 5-1)
07/05 Phillies 6, Mets 5 Glavine (L, 7-6)
07/06 Mets 4, Phillies 1 Leiter (W, 5-2)
07/07 Mets 10, Phillies 1 Trachsel (W, 9-6)
07/08 Phillies 5, Mets 4 Franco (L, 2-5)
07/15 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Parra (W, 1-0)
07/16 Phillies 5, Mets 1 Seo (L, 4-6)
07/17 Phillies 8, Mets 2 Glavine (L, 7-8)
07/18 Mets 6, Phillies 1 Leiter (W, 6-3)
09/03 Phillies 8, Mets 1 Bell (L, 0-2)
09/04 Phillies 7, Mets 0 Leiter (L, 9-6)
09/05 Phillies 4, Mets 2 Trachsel (L, 10-13)
09/10 Phillies 9, Mets 5 Bottalico (L, 3-2)
09/11 Phillies 11, Mets 9 Darensbourg (L, 0-1)
09/12 Phillies 4, Mets 2 Glavine (L, 9-13)
2004 totals: 8 wins, 11 losses



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