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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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Rafael Santana
Born: January 31, 1958
at La Romana, Dominican Republic
Santana
Years with Mets: 1984 - 1987

483 games. 8 hr, 113 rbi, 0.248
134 runs, 2 stolen bases


Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
2001 Game Results
04/27 Cardinals 9, Mets 0 Appier (L, 2-2)
04/28 Mets 6, Cardinals 5 Benitez (W, 2-0)
04/29 Cardinals 12, Mets 1 Rusch (L, 1-1)
08/10 Cardinals 7, Mets 6 White (L, 3-3)
08/11 Cardinals 6, Mets 3 Rusch (L, 6-7)
08/12 Cardinals 4, Mets 1 Chen (L, 1-1)
2001 totals: 1 win, 5 losses



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