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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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Pete Rose: A Professional Player All the Way
New York Daily News, October 11, 1973
After the legendary dustup between Bud Harrelson and Pete Rose, M. Donald Grant of the Mets and Bob Howsam of the Reds tried to arrange a home-plate handshake between the two players. Harrelson reluctantly agreed, but Rose nixed the idea.
Tags: M. Donald Grant, Bud Harrelson.


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Rajai Davis
Born: October 19, 1980
at Norwich, Conn.
Davis
Years with Mets: 2019

29 games. 1 hr, 8 rbi, 0.200
4 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1981
Opponent W L T Pct.
Chicago Cubs 8 5 1 .615
Philadelphia Phillies 7 7 0 .500
St. Louis Cardinals 6 5 0 .545
Cincinnati Reds 3 7 0 .300
Houston Astros 3 6 0 .333
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 6 1 .333
Atlanta Braves 3 3 0 .500
Montreal Expos 3 9 0 .250
San Francisco Giants 2 4 0 .333
San Diego Padres 2 5 0 .286
Los Angeles Dodgers 1 5 0 .167



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