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Today is May 5

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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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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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