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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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Juan Samuel
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1983 Game Results
06/07 Cubs 6, Mets 1 Orosco (L, 3-2)
06/08 Cubs 2, Mets 1 Torrez (L, 2-7)
06/09 Mets 6, Cubs 4 Orosco (W, 4-2)
06/13 Cubs 7, Mets 3 Torrez (L, 2-8)
06/14 Mets 4, Cubs 3 Sisk (W, 2-1)
06/15 Cubs 7, Mets 4 Holman (L, 1-5)
08/05 Mets 9, Cubs 4 Orosco (W, 9-5)
08/06 Mets 4, Cubs 1 Terrell (W, 3-4)
08/07 Mets 6, Cubs 4 Sisk (W, 5-3)
08/12 Mets 2, Cubs 0 Terrell (W, 4-4)
08/13 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Seaver (W, 7-11)
08/14 Mets 5, Cubs 2 Lynch (W, 8-7)
09/16 Cubs 7, Mets 4 Torrez (L, 9-16)
09/17 Cubs 7, Mets 6 Orosco (L, 13-7)
09/18 Cubs 6, Mets 5 Sisk (L, 5-4)
09/23 Cubs 4, Mets 1 Terrell (L, 7-8)
09/24 Mets 7, Cubs 6 Seaver (W, 9-14)
09/25 Cubs 11, Mets 7 Leary (L, 0-1)
1983 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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