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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 Lose Opener, 4-3, Win Fans
New York Daily News, April 14, 1962
The Mets have played their first home game, a 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Polo Grounds.
Tags: Casey Stengel, Frank Thomas.


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Jorge Toca
Born: January 7, 1975
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Mets vs. Montreal Expos
1974 Game Results
04/16 Expos 4, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 0-1)
04/17 Expos 7, Mets 4 Stone (L, 0-1)
04/18 Expos 8, Mets 5 Sadecki (L, 0-1)
05/17 Mets 5, Expos 0 Seaver (W, 2-4)
05/18 Mets 6, Expos 0 Matlack (W, 5-1)
05/19 Expos 7, Mets 4 Swan (L, 1-3)
05/19 Expos 5, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 4-2)
07/27 Mets 8, Expos 5 Apodaca (W, 3-5)
07/28 Mets 4, Expos 1 McGraw (W, 1-4)
07/29 Mets 4, Expos 3 Aker (W, 2-1)
08/03 Mets 3, Expos 0 Matlack (W, 10-8)
08/05 Mets 10, Expos 4 McGraw (W, 2-5)
09/09 Mets 7, Expos 1 Sadecki (W, 8-7)
09/10 Expos 6, Mets 4 McGraw (L, 6-8)
09/16 Expos 3, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 13-10)
09/16 Mets 3, Expos 2 Sterling (W, 1-0)
09/18 Expos 3, Mets 2 Matlack (L, 12-13)
09/18 Expos 4, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 11-9)
1974 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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