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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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Little Buddy Could Make Big Difference
Newsday, May 31, 1990
As Bud Harrelson takes the helm as Mets manager, Newsday columnist Joe Gergen looks back at how Buddy got to where he is, and also at what may lie ahead. Gergen points out that Bud is the only one of Gil Hodges' Mets players to become a manager.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Gil Hodges.


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Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1971 Game Results
04/26 Mets 12, Cardinals 2 Seaver (W, 4-0)
04/27 Mets 2, Cardinals 1 Koosman (W, 1-1)
04/28 Mets 9, Cardinals 1 Gentry (W, 2-3)
04/29 Mets 7, Cardinals 0 Ryan (W, 2-0)
05/07 Mets 3, Cardinals 1 Seaver (W, 5-1)
05/09 Mets 9, Cardinals 5 Koosman (W, 2-1)
07/18 Cardinals 8, Mets 5 Matlack (L, 0-1)
07/19 Mets 5, Cardinals 2 Sadecki (W, 4-2)
07/26 Cardinals 4, Mets 0 Sadecki (L, 4-3)
07/27 Mets 3, Cardinals 2 Frisella (W, 5-2)
07/28 Cardinals 6, Mets 3 Matlack (L, 0-2)
07/29 Cardinals 3, Mets 1 Williams (L, 3-5)
08/30 Cardinals 3, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 5-9)
08/31 Cardinals 2, Mets 1 Frisella (L, 6-4)
09/01 Mets 7, Cardinals 1 Seaver (W, 16-8)
09/27 Cardinals 6, Mets 1 Capra (L, 0-1)
09/28 Cardinals 5, Mets 2 Ryan (L, 10-14)
09/30 Mets 6, Cardinals 1 Seaver (W, 20-10)
1971 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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