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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 Vote, Reject Giants Game
Newsday, June 7, 1968
Giants owner Horace Stoneham wanted to play, but the Mets voted to cancel a scheduled game in San Francisco to honor the memory of recently assassinated Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
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Nolan Ryan
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Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
2001 Game Results
05/28 Phillies 5, Mets 3 Benitez (L, 3-2)
05/29 Phillies 7, Mets 3 Cook (L, 1-1)
05/30 Phillies 6, Mets 3 Franco (L, 1-1)
06/05 Mets 9, Phillies 0 Reed (W, 6-2)
06/06 Phillies 6, Mets 1 Rusch (L, 3-5)
06/07 Mets 6, Phillies 5 Franco (W, 2-1)
07/20 Phillies 10, Mets 1 Reed (L, 8-5)
07/21 Mets 6, Phillies 3 Trachsel (W, 4-10)
07/22 Phillies 3, Mets 2 Franco (L, 4-2)
07/26 Phillies 3, Mets 2 Reed (L, 8-6)
07/27 Mets 6, Phillies 1 Trachsel (W, 5-10)
07/28 Mets 4, Phillies 3 Benitez (W, 4-3)
07/29 Mets 6, Phillies 5 Benitez (W, 5-3)
08/28 Phillies 9, Mets 6 Wall (L, 0-4)
08/29 Mets 7, Phillies 5 Chen (W, 3-1)
08/30 Mets 6, Phillies 2 Trachsel (W, 8-11)
09/03 Mets 10, Phillies 7 Nitkowski (W, 1-0)
09/04 Mets 5, Phillies 3 Trachsel (W, 9-11)
09/05 Mets 7, Phillies 4 Leiter (W, 11-10)
2001 totals: 11 wins, 8 losses



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