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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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Puzzled Casey's Problem: How to Heat Cold Pitching
New York Daily News, May 2, 1962
The 1962 Mets starting pitching has been a problem; the team has lost 13 of its first 16 games. Maybe making Bob Moorhead a starter will help? Also, a Bill Gallo cartoon featuring Frank Thomas.
Tags: Bob Moorhead, Casey Stengel.


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Dennis Ribant
Born: September 20, 1941
at Detroit, Mich.
Died: April 24, 2023 at Newport Coast, Cal.
Ribant
Years with Mets: 1964 - 1966

72 games. 13 - 17, 3.68
132 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1984 Game Results
04/13 Cubs 11, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 1-1)
04/14 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Leary (L, 1-1)
05/01 Mets 8, Cubs 1 Gooden (W, 2-1)
05/02 Mets 4, Cubs 3 Lynch (W, 3-0)
07/27 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Gooden (W, 9-6)
07/28 Cubs 11, Mets 4 Sisk (L, 1-3)
07/29 Cubs 3, Mets 0 Terrell (L, 8-8)
07/29 Cubs 5, Mets 1 Berenyi (L, 4-4)
08/06 Cubs 9, Mets 3 Gooden (L, 9-8)
08/07 Cubs 8, Mets 6 Darling (L, 10-5)
08/07 Cubs 8, Mets 4 Lynch (L, 8-7)
08/08 Cubs 7, Mets 6 Gardner (L, 1-1)
09/07 Mets 10, Cubs 0 Gooden (W, 15-8)
09/08 Cubs 6, Mets 0 Terrell (L, 10-11)
09/09 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Darling (W, 12-6)
09/14 Cubs 7, Mets 1 Darling (L, 12-7)
09/15 Cubs 5, Mets 4 Fernandez (L, 4-6)
09/16 Mets 9, Cubs 3 Berenyi (W, 9-6)
1984 totals: 6 wins, 12 losses



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