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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. Pittsburgh Pirates
1979 Game Results
05/15 Mets 3, Pirates 0 Swan (W, 4-3)
05/16 Pirates 4, Mets 3 Lockwood (L, 0-5)
05/17 Pirates 6, Mets 5 Orosco (L, 1-2)
05/25 Mets 3, Pirates 3
05/26 Mets 10, Pirates 8 Lockwood (W, 1-5)
05/27 Pirates 2, Mets 1 Murray (L, 2-5)
05/28 Pirates 6, Mets 1 Falcone (L, 0-5)
06/25 Pirates 8, Mets 1 Swan (L, 7-6)
06/25 Mets 4, Pirates 0 Falcone (W, 1-5)
06/26 Pirates 2, Mets 1 Hausman (L, 0-3)
06/27 Mets 12, Pirates 9 Twitchell (W, 2-0)
06/28 Mets 3, Pirates 2 Allen (W, 2-5)
07/30 Pirates 8, Mets 5 Bernard (L, 0-2)
07/31 Mets 2, Pirates 1 Twitchell (W, 5-2)
09/07 Pirates 6, Mets 4 Allen (L, 4-9)
09/08 Mets 3, Pirates 2 Ellis (W, 3-7)
09/09 Pirates 6, Mets 5 Glynn (L, 1-3)
09/15 Pirates 5, Mets 4 Glynn (L, 1-4)
09/16 Mets 3, Pirates 0 Falcone (W, 6-13)
1979 totals: 8 wins, 10 losses, 1 tie



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