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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
1970 Game Results
05/11 Expos 3, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 6-1)
05/12 Mets 8, Expos 4 Sadecki (W, 1-0)
05/18 Expos 8, Mets 4 McGraw (L, 0-2)
05/19 Mets 7, Expos 4 Sadecki (W, 2-0)
05/20 Expos 2, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 7-2)
06/26 Expos 6, Mets 5 McAndrew (L, 3-5)
06/27 Mets 8, Expos 3 Gentry (W, 7-4)
06/28 Expos 3, Mets 2 Sadecki (L, 5-2)
07/09 Mets 7, Expos 1 Seaver (W, 14-5)
07/10 Expos 9, Mets 7 Koosman (L, 5-5)
07/11 Expos 6, Mets 2 McAndrew (L, 4-7)
07/12 Expos 5, Mets 3 Sadecki (L, 7-3)
09/07 Mets 5, Expos 4 Frisella (W, 6-2)
09/07 Mets 5, Expos 1 McAndrew (W, 9-11)
09/08 Mets 10, Expos 5 McGraw (W, 3-5)
09/14 Mets 9, Expos 5 Frisella (W, 7-3)
09/15 Expos 5, Mets 4 Koosman (L, 10-7)
09/16 Expos 4, Mets 2 Seaver (L, 18-12)
1970 totals: 8 wins, 10 losses



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