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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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Mets Victory Was Earned, By George
Newsday, April 27, 1973
George "The Stork" Theodore is the Mets' newest cult hero.
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Tom Seaver
Born: November 17, 1944
at Fresno, Cal.
Died: August 31, 2020 at Calistoga, Cal.
Seaver
Years with Mets: 1967 - 1977, 1983

401 games. 198 - 124, 2.57
2541 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Montreal Expos
1973 Game Results
04/21 Mets 5, Expos 0 Parker (W, 2-0)
04/22 Expos 2, Mets 1 Hennigan (L, 0-1)
04/22 Mets 13, Expos 3 McAndrew (W, 1-2)
05/16 Mets 8, Expos 3 Parker (W, 4-0)
07/02 Expos 2, Mets 1 Capra (L, 0-3)
07/03 Expos 19, Mets 8 McAndrew (L, 3-7)
07/04 Expos 7, Mets 5 Capra (L, 0-4)
07/05 Mets 7, Expos 3 Matlack (W, 6-10)
07/28 Mets 11, Expos 3 Stone (W, 6-3)
07/29 Expos 6, Mets 4 Sadecki (L, 1-1)
07/30 Expos 1, Mets 0 Matlack (L, 7-14)
07/30 Expos 5, Mets 2 Capra (L, 1-5)
09/07 Mets 1, Expos 0 Matlack (W, 12-15)
09/07 Mets 4, Expos 2 McGraw (W, 3-6)
09/08 Expos 3, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 16-9)
09/09 Mets 3, Expos 0 Stone (W, 10-3)
09/25 Mets 2, Expos 1 Koosman (W, 13-15)
09/26 Expos 8, Mets 5 Parker (L, 8-4)
1973 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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