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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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Mets vs. Montreal Expos
1974 Game Results
04/16 Expos 4, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 0-1)
04/17 Expos 7, Mets 4 Stone (L, 0-1)
04/18 Expos 8, Mets 5 Sadecki (L, 0-1)
05/17 Mets 5, Expos 0 Seaver (W, 2-4)
05/18 Mets 6, Expos 0 Matlack (W, 5-1)
05/19 Expos 7, Mets 4 Swan (L, 1-3)
05/19 Expos 5, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 4-2)
07/27 Mets 8, Expos 5 Apodaca (W, 3-5)
07/28 Mets 4, Expos 1 McGraw (W, 1-4)
07/29 Mets 4, Expos 3 Aker (W, 2-1)
08/03 Mets 3, Expos 0 Matlack (W, 10-8)
08/05 Mets 10, Expos 4 McGraw (W, 2-5)
09/09 Mets 7, Expos 1 Sadecki (W, 8-7)
09/10 Expos 6, Mets 4 McGraw (L, 6-8)
09/16 Expos 3, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 13-10)
09/16 Mets 3, Expos 2 Sterling (W, 1-0)
09/18 Expos 3, Mets 2 Matlack (L, 12-13)
09/18 Expos 4, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 11-9)
1974 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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