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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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Roger Craig
Born: February 17, 1930
at Durham, N.C.
Died: June 4, 2023 at San Diego, Cal.
Craig
Years with Mets: 1962, 1963

88 games. 15 - 46, 4.14
226 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1974 Game Results
04/20 Mets 5, Pirates 2 Koosman (W, 2-0)
04/21 Pirates 7, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 0-2)
05/24 Pirates 4, Mets 1 Matlack (L, 5-2)
05/25 Mets 4, Pirates 3 Koosman (W, 5-2)
05/26 Mets 5, Pirates 3 Sadecki (W, 2-1)
07/30 Pirates 6, Mets 0 Matlack (L, 9-8)
07/30 Mets 4, Pirates 3 Koosman (W, 11-7)
07/31 Pirates 8, Mets 3 Seaver (L, 7-7)
08/06 Pirates 9, Mets 8 McGraw (L, 2-6)
08/07 Pirates 10, Mets 1 Parker (L, 3-10)
08/08 Pirates 4, Mets 3 Matlack (L, 10-9)
09/20 Pirates 4, Mets 3 McGraw (L, 6-10)
09/21 Mets 4, Pirates 2 Koosman (W, 14-10)
09/22 Mets 4, Pirates 0 Matlack (W, 13-13)
09/26 Pirates 11, Mets 5 Koosman (L, 14-11)
09/27 Pirates 2, Mets 1 Matlack (L, 13-14)
09/28 Pirates 7, Mets 3 McGraw (L, 6-11)
09/29 Mets 7, Pirates 2 Apodaca (W, 6-6)
1974 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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