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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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Former major league pitcher Dave Hillman passes away at 95
Bristol Herald Courier (Bristol, VA), November 22, 2022
Dave Hillman's obituary. He was the first Mets player to reach his 95th birthday. He pitched for four major league teams from 1955 through 1962.
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Chris Cannizzaro
Born: May 3, 1938
at Oakland, Cal.
Died: December 29, 2016 at San Diego, Cal.
Cannizzaro
Years with Mets: 1962 - 1965

249 games. 0 hr, 30 rbi, 0.236
41 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1974 Game Results
05/10 Mets 7, Cubs 2 Koosman (W, 4-0)
05/11 Mets 6, Cubs 3 Swan (W, 1-2)
05/12 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Seaver (L, 1-4)
05/20 Cubs 2, Mets 1 Parker (L, 1-2)
05/21 Mets 10, Cubs 5 Stone (W, 2-3)
05/22 Cubs 9, Mets 6 Apodaca (L, 1-3)
06/24 Mets 4, Cubs 2 Miller (W, 2-1)
06/25 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Koosman (W, 8-4)
06/26 Mets 5, Cubs 4 Aker (W, 1-0)
08/01 Cubs 7, Mets 4 McGraw (L, 1-5)
08/01 Cubs 3, Mets 1 Sadecki (L, 4-5)
09/03 Mets 2, Cubs 0 Matlack (W, 12-10)
09/03 Mets 11, Cubs 4 Seaver (W, 9-8)
09/04 Mets 4, Cubs 2 Sadecki (W, 7-7)
09/13 Mets 6, Cubs 0 Seaver (W, 11-8)
09/13 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Apodaca (L, 5-6)
09/14 Cubs 12, Mets 0 Sadecki (L, 8-8)
09/15 Cubs 5, Mets 4 McGraw (L, 6-9)
1974 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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