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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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Jerry Martin
Born: May 11, 1949
at Columbia, S.C.
Martin
Years with Mets: 1984

51 games. 3 hr, 5 rbi, 0.154
6 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1988 Game Results
05/20 Mets 5, Dodgers 2 Fernandez (W, 2-3)
05/21 Mets 4, Dodgers 0 Gooden (W, 8-0)
05/22 Mets 5, Dodgers 2 Cone (W, 6-0)
05/30 Mets 3, Dodgers 2 Darling (W, 6-3)
05/31 Mets 5, Dodgers 4 Myers (W, 3-0)
06/01 Dodgers 4, Mets 3 Fernandez (L, 2-5)
08/22 Mets 7, Dodgers 1 Gooden (W, 15-6)
08/23 Mets 5, Dodgers 1 Cone (W, 13-3)
08/24 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Leach (W, 6-1)
09/02 Mets 8, Dodgers 0 Darling (W, 14-9)
09/03 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Gooden (W, 16-6)
1988 totals: 10 wins, 1 loss



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