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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. St. Louis Cardinals
1986 Game Results
04/14 Cardinals 6, Mets 2 Niemann (L, 0-2)
04/24 Mets 5, Cardinals 4 McDowell (W, 2-0)
04/25 Mets 9, Cardinals 0 Gooden (W, 3-0)
04/26 Mets 4, Cardinals 3 Fernandez (W, 2-0)
04/27 Mets 5, Cardinals 3 Ojeda (W, 3-0)
06/30 Mets 7, Cardinals 0 Ojeda (W, 9-2)
07/01 Mets 2, Cardinals 1 Fernandez (W, 10-2)
07/02 Mets 4, Cardinals 3 Sisk (W, 2-1)
08/14 Mets 4, Cardinals 3 McDowell (W, 12-6)
08/14 Cardinals 5, Mets 1 Anderson (L, 1-1)
08/15 Cardinals 4, Mets 2 Orosco (L, 4-5)
08/16 Cardinals 3, Mets 1 McDowell (L, 12-7)
08/17 Cardinals 2, Mets 1 Aguilera (L, 6-5)
08/17 Mets 9, Cardinals 2 Niemann (W, 2-3)
09/15 Cardinals 1, Mets 0 McDowell (L, 13-9)
09/16 Mets 4, Cardinals 2 Aguilera (W, 8-6)
09/22 Mets 5, Cardinals 2 Gooden (W, 16-6)
09/23 Mets 9, Cardinals 1 Ojeda (W, 17-5)
1986 totals: 12 wins, 6 losses



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