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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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Cy Award Surprises Seaver
New York Daily News, October 31, 1973
Unlike 1971, when Tom Seaver expected a Cy Young award that he didn't win, in 1973 he's pleasantly surprised by some good news. He thought that his 19 wins wouldn't be enough.
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Jerry Buchek
Born: May 9, 1942
at St. Louis, Mo.
Died: January 2, 2019 at Springfield, Mo.
Buchek
Years with Mets: 1967, 1968

197 games. 15 hr, 52 rbi, 0.219
43 runs, 4 stolen bases


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1997 Game Results
04/07 Dodgers 3, Mets 2 Crawford (L, 0-1)
04/08 Mets 5, Dodgers 3 Jones (W, 2-0)
04/09 Dodgers 3, Mets 2 Bohanon (L, 1-1)
04/15 Mets 5, Dodgers 0 Reynoso (W, 1-0)
04/16 Dodgers 5, Mets 2 Reed (L, 0-1)
07/22 Dodgers 8, Mets 3 Clark (L, 7-7)
07/23 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Bohanon (W, 2-1)
07/24 Mets 3, Dodgers 1 Reed (W, 8-4)
08/19 Dodgers 4, Mets 2 Bohanon (L, 3-2)
08/21 Mets 3, Dodgers 1 Crawford (W, 2-1)
08/21 Dodgers 4, Mets 3 Reed (L, 10-7)
1997 totals: 5 wins, 6 losses



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