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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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Tim Spehr
Born: July 2, 1966
at Excelsior Springs, Mo.
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Years with Mets: 1998

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Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
2002 Game Results
05/21 Phillies 4, Mets 0 D'Amico (L, 3-4)
05/22 Phillies 5, Mets 2 Leiter (L, 5-3)
05/23 Mets 1, Phillies 0 Strickland (W, 3-2)
05/28 Phillies 5, Mets 3 Trachsel (L, 3-5)
05/29 Mets 4, Phillies 3 Strickland (W, 5-2)
07/01 Phillies 6, Mets 3 Estes (L, 3-6)
07/02 Mets 12, Phillies 6 Astacio (W, 8-3)
07/03 Phillies 8, Mets 7 Strickland (L, 6-5)
07/11 Mets 9, Phillies 1 Guthrie (W, 3-0)
07/12 Phillies 9, Mets 8 D'Amico (L, 4-8)
07/13 Phillies 7, Mets 6 Strickland (L, 6-6)
07/14 Mets 4, Phillies 2 Astacio (W, 9-3)
08/30 Phillies 7, Mets 5 Astacio (L, 11-8)
08/31 Phillies 1, Mets 0 Trachsel (L, 8-10)
09/01 Phillies 9, Mets 5 Leiter (L, 11-11)
09/06 Mets 7, Phillies 2 Leiter (W, 12-11)
09/07 Mets 5, Phillies 4 Walker (W, 1-0)
09/08 Mets 11, Phillies 3 Thomson (W, 2-3)
09/09 Mets 6, Phillies 4 D'Amico (W, 6-10)
2002 totals: 9 wins, 10 losses



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