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New York Daily News, October 12, 1986
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Ron Gardenhire
Born: October 24, 1957
at Butzbach, Germany
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Years with Mets: 1981 - 1985

285 games. 4 hr, 49 rbi, 0.232
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All-Time Mets Leaders
Stolen Bases
1. Jose Reyes 408 Reyes
2. Mookie Wilson 281
3. Howard Johnson 202
4. David Wright 196
5. Darryl Strawberry 191
6. Lee Mazzilli 152 Wilson
7. Lenny Dykstra 116
8. Bud Harrelson 115
9. Wally Backman 106
10. Roger Cedeno 105



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