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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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City Welcomes Mets; Debut at PG Today
New York Daily News, April 13, 1962
The day before their first home game at the Polo Grounds, the Mets were honored with a ticker-tape parade in lower Manhattan's Canyon of Heroes.
Tags: Casey Stengel.


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Rusty Staub
Born: April 1, 1944
at New Orleans, La.
Died: March 29, 2018 at Palm Beach, Fla.
Staub
Years with Mets: 1972 - 1975, 1981 - 1985

942 games. 75 hr, 399 rbi, 0.276
296 runs, 6 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1988
Opponent W L T Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals 14 4 0 .778
Pittsburgh Pirates 12 6 0 .667
Montreal Expos 12 6 0 .667
Los Angeles Dodgers 10 1 0 .909
Philadelphia Phillies 10 8 0 .556
Chicago Cubs 9 9 0 .500
Atlanta Braves 8 4 0 .667
Cincinnati Reds 7 4 0 .636
Houston Astros 7 5 0 .583
San Diego Padres 7 5 0 .583
San Francisco Giants 4 8 0 .333



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