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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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Maddox Is Very Pleased With Newest Number(s); The Mets Step Into the Present
Newsday, December 2, 1977
The Mets have made the first significant free-agent signing in their history, with a five-year contract to Elliott Maddox. Newsday columnist Joe Gergen approves.
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Gary Kolb
Born: March 13, 1940
at Rock Falls, Ill.
Died: July 3, 2019 at Charleston, W. Va.
Kolb
Years with Mets: 1965

40 games. 1 hr, 7 rbi, 0.167
8 runs, 3 stolen bases


Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1994 Game Results
05/05 Mets 8, Cardinals 1 Saberhagen (W, 4-1)
05/06 Cardinals 3, Mets 2 Franco (L, 0-2)
05/07 Mets 1, Cardinals 0 Jones (W, 4-2)
05/08 Mets 3, Cardinals 2 Gozzo (W, 1-0)
06/27 Cardinals 9, Mets 8 Franco (L, 1-4)
06/28 Cardinals 8, Mets 6 Remlinger (L, 0-2)
07/25 Mets 7, Cardinals 1 Saberhagen (W, 12-4)
07/26 Mets 10, Cardinals 9 Maddux (W, 2-1)
07/27 Mets 7, Cardinals 4 Jacome (W, 4-1)
1994 totals: 6 wins, 3 losses



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