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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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Lenny rolls the dice: Unlikely heroes, Dykstra and Backman
New York Daily News, October 12, 1986
Lenny Dykstra and Wally Backman have sparked the Mets to a big win in Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Mike Bishop
Born: November 5, 1958
at Santa Maria, Cal.
Died: February 8, 2005 at Bakersfield, Cal.
Bishop
Years with Mets: 1983

3 games. 0 hr, 0 rbi, 0.125
2 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Houston Astros
2003 Game Results
04/22 Astros 6, Mets 2 Cone (L, 1-3)
04/23 Mets 4, Astros 2 Leiter (W, 3-0)
04/24 Mets 7, Astros 4 Astacio (W, 1-0)
08/05 Mets 10, Astros 1 Leiter (W, 11-5)
08/06 Astros 11, Mets 1 Heilman (L, 1-5)
08/07 Mets 5, Astros 4 Trachsel (W, 10-7)
2003 totals: 4 wins, 2 losses



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