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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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Kevin Collins
Born: August 4, 1946
at Springfield, Mass.
Died: February 20, 2016 at Naples, Fla.
Collins
Years with Mets: 1965, 1967 - 1969

89 games. 2 hr, 15 rbi, 0.185
17 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1970 Game Results
05/29 Astros 5, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 7-4)
05/30 Mets 4, Astros 3 Ryan (W, 4-3)
05/31 Mets 14, Astros 4 Sadecki (W, 4-0)
05/31 Mets 4, Astros 3 McGraw (W, 1-2)
06/08 Mets 2, Astros 0 McAndrew (W, 2-4)
06/09 Mets 2, Astros 1 Seaver (W, 8-5)
06/10 Astros 5, Mets 3 Ryan (L, 4-5)
08/18 Mets 7, Astros 1 Gentry (W, 9-6)
08/19 Astros 9, Mets 4 Seaver (L, 17-8)
08/28 Astros 2, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 17-10)
08/29 Astros 9, Mets 8 McGraw (L, 2-5)
08/30 Astros 9, Mets 5 Ryan (L, 6-10)
1970 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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