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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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His Swing Wasn't Rusty
New York Daily News, May 15, 1972
News photo of Rusty Staub being met at the plate by his teammates after hitting a grand slam.
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Gary Kolb
Born: March 13, 1940
at Rock Falls, Ill.
Died: July 3, 2019 at Charleston, W. Va.
Kolb
Years with Mets: 1965

40 games. 1 hr, 7 rbi, 0.167
8 runs, 3 stolen bases


Mets vs. New York Yankees
2004 Game Results
06/26 Mets 9, Yankees 3 Leiter (W, 3-2)
06/27 Yankees 8, Mets 1 Trachsel (L, 7-6)
06/27 Yankees 11, Mets 6 Ginter (L, 1-2)
07/02 Mets 11, Yankees 2 Trachsel (W, 8-6)
07/03 Mets 10, Yankees 9 Franco (W, 2-4)
07/04 Mets 6, Yankees 5 Moreno (W, 2-1)
2004 totals: 4 wins, 2 losses



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