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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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Our Gang -- by Bruce Stark
New York Daily News, September 1, 1964
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Skip Lockwood
Born: August 17, 1946
at Boston, Mass.
Lockwood
Years with Mets: 1975 - 1979

227 games. 24 - 36, 2.80
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Mets vs. Florida Marlins
2005 Game Results
04/15 Mets 4, Marlins 0 Heilman (W, 1-1)
04/16 Mets 4, Marlins 3 Looper (W, 1-1)
04/17 Marlins 5, Mets 2 Glavine (L, 0-2)
04/20 Marlins 9, Mets 2 Heilman (L, 1-2)
04/21 Mets 10, Marlins 1 Martinez (W, 2-0)
05/26 Mets 12, Marlins 4 Benson (W, 3-1)
05/27 Mets 1, Marlins 0 Martinez (W, 5-1)
05/28 Mets 6, Marlins 1 Ishii (W, 1-3)
05/29 Marlins 6, Mets 3 Bell (L, 0-2)
07/01 Mets 7, Marlins 6 Hernandez (W, 3-2)
07/02 Marlins 7, Mets 3 Benson (L, 6-3)
07/03 Marlins 3, Mets 0 Zambrano (L, 4-7)
09/02 Marlins 4, Mets 2 Zambrano (L, 7-11)
09/03 Marlins 5, Mets 4 Padilla (L, 1-1)
09/04 Mets 7, Marlins 1 Seo (W, 7-1)
09/20 Mets 3, Marlins 2 Heilman (W, 5-3)
09/21 Mets 5, Marlins 4 Hernandez (W, 7-6)
09/22 Marlins 2, Mets 1 Martinez (L, 15-8)
2005 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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