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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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Dick Tidrow
Born: May 14, 1947
at San Francisco, Cal.
Died: July 10, 2021 at Lee's Summit, Mo.
Tidrow
Years with Mets: 1984

11 games. 0 - 0, 9.19
8 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Colorado Rockies
2005 Game Results
07/25 Rockies 5, Mets 3 Glavine (L, 7-8)
07/26 Rockies 4, Mets 3 Ishii (L, 3-9)
07/27 Mets 9, Rockies 3 Zambrano (W, 5-9)
09/29 Mets 11, Rockies 0 Glavine (W, 13-13)
09/30 Mets 3, Rockies 2 Benson (W, 10-8)
10/01 Mets 3, Rockies 1 Seo (W, 8-2)
10/02 Rockies 11, Mets 3 Zambrano (L, 7-12)
2005 totals: 4 wins, 3 losses



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