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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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Brooklyn Daily, April 13, 1962
Brooklyn Daily's coverage of the parade and ceremony that welcomed the Mets to New York.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Jerry Buchek
Born: May 9, 1942
at St. Louis, Mo.
Died: January 2, 2019 at Springfield, Mo.
Buchek
Years with Mets: 1967, 1968

197 games. 15 hr, 52 rbi, 0.219
43 runs, 4 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1979 Game Results
04/24 Mets 10, Giants 3 Scott (W, 1-0)
04/25 Mets 2, Giants 0 Swan (W, 2-2)
05/03 Giants 7, Mets 5 Falcone (L, 0-2)
05/04 Giants 4, Mets 3 Lockwood (L, 0-3)
05/05 Giants 6, Mets 4 Orosco (L, 1-1)
05/06 Mets 5, Giants 4 Murray (W, 2-3)
07/13 Mets 7, Giants 6 Kobel (W, 4-4)
07/13 Mets 5, Giants 2 Hassler (W, 3-2)
07/14 Mets 3, Giants 2 Hausman (W, 1-4)
07/15 Giants 4, Mets 0 Swan (L, 8-8)
07/24 Mets 6, Giants 5 Twitchell (W, 4-2)
07/25 Mets 3, Giants 0 Swan (W, 9-9)
1979 totals: 8 wins, 4 losses



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