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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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Rusty Was Best Swinger in the Game; 2 HRs in 9-2 Rout
New York Daily News, October 9, 1973
The Mets won the game which included the fight between Bud Harrelson and Pete Rose, and Rusty Staub had two home runs.
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Ken Boyer
Born: May 20, 1931
at Liberty, Mo.
Died: September 7, 1982 at St. Louis, Mo.
Boyer
Years with Mets: 1966, 1967

192 games. 17 hr, 74 rbi, 0.258
79 runs, 6 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Diego Padres
1971 Game Results
05/29 Mets 5, Padres 1 Seaver (W, 6-2)
05/29 Mets 2, Padres 1 Ryan (W, 6-1)
05/30 Padres 4, Mets 2 Sadecki (L, 2-1)
06/08 Mets 6, Padres 4 Gentry (W, 5-4)
06/09 Mets 4, Padres 2 Seaver (W, 8-2)
06/10 Padres 4, Mets 2 Ryan (L, 6-3)
08/10 Mets 6, Padres 4 McGraw (W, 8-3)
08/11 Padres 1, Mets 0 Frisella (L, 5-3)
08/12 Padres 3, Mets 0 Ryan (L, 9-10)
08/20 Padres 3, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 4-8)
08/21 Mets 2, Padres 1 Seaver (W, 14-8)
08/22 Mets 4, Padres 2 Gentry (W, 10-9)
1971 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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