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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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Drafty Start: 'Chil', Frost
Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY), June 8, 1966
The Mets chose catcher Steve Chilcott as the number one draft pick in the nation in 1966, famously bypassing Reggie Jackson, who went second to the Kansas City A's.
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Dave Kingman
Born: December 21, 1948
at Pendleton, Ore.
Kingman
Years with Mets: 1975 - 1977, 1981 - 1983

664 games. 154 hr, 389 rbi, 0.219
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Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
2005 Game Results
07/22 Dodgers 6, Mets 5 Zambrano (L, 4-9)
07/23 Mets 7, Dodgers 5 Martinez (W, 12-3)
07/24 Mets 6, Dodgers 0 Benson (W, 7-3)
08/12 Dodgers 7, Mets 6 Looper (L, 4-6)
08/13 Mets 5, Dodgers 1 Seo (W, 4-1)
08/14 Dodgers 2, Mets 1 Martinez (L, 12-5)
2005 totals: 3 wins, 3 losses



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