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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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He Makes Light of His Weight Problem
Los Angeles Times, April 8, 1968
In this UPI article from April 1968, carried in the Los Angeles Times, Bud Harrelson discusses his struggles to keep his weight on. In the previous season, his production tailed off as fatigue caught up with him during the summer months.
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Kelvin Chapman
Born: June 2, 1956
at Willits, Cal.
Chapman
Years with Mets: 1979, 1984, 1985

172 games. 3 hr, 34 rbi, 0.223
50 runs, 13 stolen bases


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
2016 Game Results
04/08 Mets 7, Phillies 2 deGrom (W, 1-0)
04/09 Phillies 1, Mets 0 Colon (L, 0-1)
04/10 Phillies 5, Mets 2 Harvey (L, 0-2)
04/18 Mets 5, Phillies 2 Syndergaard (W, 2-0)
04/19 Mets 11, Phillies 1 Verrett (W, 1-0)
04/20 Phillies 5, Mets 4 Robles (L, 0-1)
07/15 Mets 5, Phillies 3 Colon (W, 8-4)
07/16 Phillies 4, Mets 2 Blevins (L, 3-1)
07/17 Mets 5, Phillies 0 deGrom (W, 6-4)
08/26 Mets 9, Phillies 4 Colon (W, 12-7)
08/27 Mets 12, Phillies 1 Syndergaard (W, 12-7)
08/28 Phillies 5, Mets 1 Gsellman (L, 1-1)
09/22 Mets 9, Phillies 8 Henderson (W, 2-2)
09/23 Mets 10, Phillies 5 Smoker (W, 3-0)
09/24 Phillies 10, Mets 8 Gilmartin (L, 0-1)
09/25 Mets 17, Phillies 0 Gsellman (W, 3-2)
09/30 Mets 5, Phillies 1 Gsellman (W, 4-2)
10/01 Mets 5, Phillies 3 Colon (W, 15-8)
10/02 Phillies 5, Mets 2 Goeddel (L, 2-2)
2016 totals: 12 wins, 7 losses



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