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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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Jim Piersall
Born: November 14, 1929
at Waterbury, Conn.
Died: June 3, 2017 at Wheaton, Ill.
Piersall
Years with Mets: 1963

40 games. 1 hr, 10 rbi, 0.194
13 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1998 Game Results
07/31 Dodgers 4, Mets 3 Franco (L, 0-6)
08/01 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Reed (W, 12-7)
08/02 Mets 9, Dodgers 3 Reynoso (W, 2-0)
08/03 Dodgers 8, Mets 5 McMichael (L, 2-3)
08/28 Mets 5, Dodgers 4 Cook (W, 8-4)
08/29 Mets 4, Dodgers 3 Leiter (W, 13-5)
08/30 Dodgers 4, Mets 2 Yoshii (L, 5-8)
08/31 Mets 8, Dodgers 3 Reed (W, 16-8)
1998 totals: 5 wins, 3 losses



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