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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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Grover Powell, former pitcher for N.Y. Mets, dies of leukemia
News and Observer (Raleigh, N.C.), May 22, 1985
Grover Powell's career got off to a promising start, but he was derailed by an early injury. He also, sadly, suffered an early death. This is his obituary.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Duke Carmel
Born: April 23, 1937
at New York, N.Y.
Died: August 3, 2021 at New Orleans, La.
Carmel
Years with Mets: 1963

47 games. 3 hr, 18 rbi, 0.235
11 runs, 2 stolen bases


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1971 Game Results
05/19 Phillies 4, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 3-2)
05/20 Phillies 1, Mets 0 Gentry (L, 3-4)
05/25 Mets 5, Phillies 4 Frisella (W, 2-1)
05/26 Phillies 3, Mets 2 McGraw (L, 3-2)
06/18 Mets 2, Phillies 0 Gentry (W, 6-4)
06/19 Mets 6, Phillies 5 Frisella (W, 3-1)
06/20 Mets 7, Phillies 6 McGraw (W, 5-3)
06/20 Phillies 9, Mets 7 McAndrew (L, 0-3)
06/28 Mets 3, Phillies 1 Gentry (W, 7-5)
06/29 Mets 3, Phillies 0 Seaver (W, 10-3)
09/02 Mets 3, Phillies 1 Gentry (W, 11-9)
09/03 Mets 7, Phillies 1 Sadecki (W, 6-5)
09/04 Mets 6, Phillies 5 McGraw (W, 11-4)
09/04 Mets 3, Phillies 0 McAndrew (W, 1-5)
09/05 Phillies 7, Mets 3 Ryan (L, 9-12)
09/10 Mets 4, Phillies 3 Koosman (W, 6-9)
09/11 Mets 9, Phillies 2 Seaver (W, 18-8)
09/12 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Frisella (W, 7-4)
1971 totals: 13 wins, 5 losses



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