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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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This one's for you, Bud (Harrelson)
New York Daily News, September 9, 1984
Bud Harrelson has concluded his first season as a minor league manager, winning a Manager of the Year award and the New York-Penn League championship at Little Falls. This article includes praise for Bud from a future Mets shortstop, Kevin Elster.
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Lastings Milledge
Born: April 5, 1985
at Bradenton, Fla.
Milledge
Years with Mets: 2006, 2007

115 games. 11 hr, 51 rbi, 0.257
41 runs, 4 stolen bases


Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1984 Game Results
05/31 Cardinals 5, Mets 2 Terrell (L, 3-5)
06/01 Cardinals 5, Mets 1 Orosco (L, 4-2)
06/02 Mets 5, Cardinals 2 Lynch (W, 5-1)
06/03 Cardinals 1, Mets 0 Torrez (L, 0-5)
06/14 Mets 6, Cardinals 0 Darling (W, 6-3)
06/15 Mets 5, Cardinals 0 Terrell (W, 5-6)
06/16 Mets 4, Cardinals 1 Gooden (W, 6-3)
06/17 Cardinals 6, Mets 3 Berenyi (L, 0-1)
07/23 Mets 4, Cardinals 3 Lynch (W, 8-5)
07/24 Mets 9, Cardinals 8 Gaff (W, 1-1)
07/25 Mets 9, Cardinals 3 Fernandez (W, 3-0)
07/30 Cardinals 3, Mets 1 Orosco (L, 8-3)
07/31 Cardinals 6, Mets 3 Lynch (L, 8-6)
08/01 Cardinals 11, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 9-7)
09/03 Cardinals 7, Mets 3 Darling (L, 11-6)
09/04 Cardinals 12, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 4-4)
09/10 Cardinals 3, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 4-5)
09/11 Cardinals 9, Mets 5 Orosco (L, 9-6)
1984 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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