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Today is May 5

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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 Rich Ball Fan Can Afford a Diamond
Newsday, June 22, 1959
A profile of Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson (the article doesn't even mention her first name, Joan) as she prepares to work with William A. Shea to bring a team to New York to replace the Dodgers and Giants.
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Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1967 Game Results
05/02 Mets 3, Giants 2 Shaw (W, 1-1)
05/03 Giants 8, Mets 0 Denehy (L, 0-4)
05/04 Giants 3, Mets 1 Cardwell (L, 2-2)
06/03 Giants 11, Mets 2 Fisher (L, 3-6)
06/03 Mets 2, Giants 1 Shaw (W, 1-5)
06/04 Giants 7, Mets 0 Denehy (L, 1-5)
06/04 Giants 5, Mets 0 Estrada (L, 1-2)
07/03 Mets 5, Giants 3 Seaver (W, 7-5)
07/04 Mets 8, Giants 7 Fisher (W, 6-9)
07/05 Giants 2, Mets 1 Shaw (L, 2-8)
07/25 Giants 5, Mets 4 Reniff (L, 3-1)
07/26 Mets 11, Giants 5 Seaver (W, 10-6)
08/04 Giants 3, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 10-8)
08/06 Giants 9, Mets 7 Shaw (L, 3-5)
08/06 Giants 4, Mets 1 Frisella (L, 0-1)
09/25 Giants 2, Mets 1 Selma (L, 2-4)
09/26 Giants 8, Mets 3 Koosman (L, 0-2)
09/27 Giants 7, Mets 2 McGraw (L, 0-3)
1967 totals: 5 wins, 13 losses



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