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Today is May 5

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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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Foli is cool as Joe goes to Chapman
New York Daily News, March 3, 1979
It's spring training 1979, and a "mature" Tim Foli is about to lose his starting shortstop job to Kelvin Chapman. Foli would be dealt to Pittsburgh in the coming weeks.
Tags: Kelvin Chapman, Tim Foli, Joe Torre.


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Gus Bell
Born: November 15, 1928
at Louisville, Ky.
Died: May 7, 1995 at Montgomery, O.
Bell
Years with Mets: 1962

30 games. 1 hr, 6 rbi, 0.149
8 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Montreal Expos
1986 Game Results
06/16 Mets 4, Expos 1 Sisk (W, 1-1)
06/17 Expos 4, Mets 2 Berenyi (L, 2-1)
06/18 Expos 7, Mets 4 Gooden (L, 8-3)
06/23 Expos 5, Mets 4 Orosco (L, 3-4)
06/24 Expos 6, Mets 2 Berenyi (L, 2-2)
06/25 Mets 5, Expos 2 Fernandez (W, 9-2)
08/01 Mets 3, Expos 1 Gooden (W, 11-4)
08/02 Mets 4, Expos 1 Aguilera (W, 5-3)
08/03 Mets 4, Expos 3 McDowell (W, 9-5)
08/08 Expos 5, Mets 3 Ojeda (L, 12-3)
08/09 Mets 10, Expos 8 McDowell (W, 11-6)
08/10 Mets 7, Expos 2 Fernandez (W, 13-4)
09/08 Expos 9, Mets 1 Ojeda (L, 16-5)
09/09 Expos 9, Mets 7 Orosco (L, 6-6)
09/10 Mets 6, Expos 1 Darling (W, 13-5)
09/30 Expos 1, Mets 0 Darling (L, 14-6)
10/01 Mets 6, Expos 4 Orosco (W, 8-6)
10/02 Mets 8, Expos 2 Gooden (W, 17-6)
1986 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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