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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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Losing a Legend; Don Zimmer, 83, dies after 66 years in baseball
Bradenton Herald (Bradenton, Florida), June 5, 2014
It would be hard to find someone who was more of a baseball "lifer" than Don Zimmer. The Mets were just one of many teams who employed him over his long career.
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Kris Benson
Born: November 7, 1974
at Superior, Wis.
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Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1965 Game Results
04/30 Reds 6, Mets 1 Spahn (L, 2-1)
05/01 Reds 9, Mets 2 Kroll (L, 2-1)
05/02 Reds 9, Mets 4 Fisher (L, 0-2)
05/02 Reds 10, Mets 8 Fisher (L, 0-3)
05/14 Mets 5, Reds 3 Jackson (W, 2-4)
05/15 Reds 12, Mets 7 Cisco (L, 0-1)
05/16 Mets 6, Reds 2 Fisher (W, 3-3)
05/16 Mets 8, Reds 5 Spahn (W, 3-3)
06/14 Mets 1, Reds 0 Bearnarth (W, 2-1)
06/15 Reds 5, Mets 1 Spahn (L, 4-8)
06/16 Reds 8, Mets 4 Jackson (L, 2-9)
06/30 Mets 6, Reds 3 Kroll (W, 5-5)
07/01 Mets 5, Reds 1 Jackson (W, 4-10)
09/08 Reds 11, Mets 2 Willey (L, 0-2)
09/09 Reds 3, Mets 2 Richardson (L, 2-2)
09/14 Reds 13, Mets 6 McGraw (L, 2-5)
09/15 Reds 2, Mets 1 Fisher (L, 8-21)
09/16 Mets 7, Reds 3 Jackson (W, 8-19)
1965 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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