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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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Randomly selected Met Player

Bill Spiers
Born: June 5, 1966
at Orangeburg, S.C.
Spiers
Years with Mets: 1995

63 games. 0 hr, 11 rbi, 0.208
5 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1962
Opponent W L T Pct.
Chicago Cubs 9 9 0 .500
Milwaukee Braves 6 12 0 .333
Cincinnati Reds 5 13 0 .278
St. Louis Cardinals 5 13 0 .278
Philadelphia Phillies 4 14 0 .222
San Francisco Giants 4 14 0 .222
Houston Colt .45's 3 13 1 .188
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 16 0 .111
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 16 0 .111



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