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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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Dennis Ribant
Born: September 20, 1941
at Detroit, Mich.
Died: April 24, 2023 at Newport Coast, Cal.
Ribant
Years with Mets: 1964 - 1966

72 games. 13 - 17, 3.68
132 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1966 Game Results
04/19 Cardinals 5, Mets 2 Fisher (L, 0-2)
04/21 Cardinals 5, Mets 4 Richardson (L, 0-1)
05/03 Cardinals 5, Mets 2 McGraw (L, 1-1)
05/04 Mets 8, Cardinals 0 Hamilton (W, 3-1)
06/13 Mets 5, Cardinals 2 Shaw (W, 1-0)
06/13 Cardinals 4, Mets 1 Hamilton (L, 4-7)
06/14 Cardinals 9, Mets 2 Rusteck (L, 1-1)
06/20 Cardinals 4, Mets 2 Selma (L, 3-3)
06/21 Mets 2, Cardinals 1 Shaw (W, 3-0)
06/22 Mets 2, Cardinals 0 Fisher (W, 5-6)
08/05 Cardinals 7, Mets 1 Shaw (L, 8-6)
08/06 Cardinals 10, Mets 8 Hamilton (L, 6-12)
08/07 Cardinals 4, Mets 1 Arrigo (L, 3-3)
08/07 Mets 4, Cardinals 1 Fisher (W, 8-11)
08/12 Mets 6, Cardinals 2 Fisher (W, 9-11)
08/13 Cardinals 9, Mets 6 Friend (L, 4-3)
08/14 Mets 5, Cardinals 4 Ribant (W, 8-5)
08/14 Cardinals 4, Mets 3 Hamilton (L, 6-13)
1966 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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