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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 Win! Give Pirates Hook, 9-1
New York Daily News, April 24, 1962
The Mets, behind the pitching of Jay Hook, win their first-ever regular season game. Featuring a cartoon by Bruce Stark and a sidebar article with comments by Branch Rickey.
Tags: Jay Hook, Joan Payson.


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Joel Youngblood
Born: August 28, 1951
at Houston, Tex.
Youngblood
Years with Mets: 1977 - 1982

610 games. 38 hr, 216 rbi, 0.274
241 runs, 39 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1971 Game Results
05/31 Giants 2, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 3-3)
06/01 Mets 5, Giants 4 Gentry (W, 4-4)
06/02 Mets 5, Giants 2 Williams (W, 1-1)
06/11 Giants 3, Mets 2 McGraw (L, 3-3)
06/12 Giants 5, Mets 1 Sadecki (L, 2-2)
06/13 Mets 5, Giants 4 McGraw (W, 4-3)
08/13 Giants 7, Mets 3 Sadecki (L, 5-4)
08/14 Giants 6, Mets 5 McGraw (L, 8-4)
08/15 Giants 6, Mets 1 McAndrew (L, 0-4)
08/23 Giants 5, Mets 4 McAndrew (L, 0-5)
08/24 Giants 3, Mets 2 Sadecki (L, 5-5)
08/25 Mets 5, Giants 1 Koosman (W, 5-8)
1971 totals: 4 wins, 8 losses



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