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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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Foli is cool as Joe goes to Chapman
New York Daily News, March 3, 1979
It's spring training 1979, and a "mature" Tim Foli is about to lose his starting shortstop job to Kelvin Chapman. Foli would be dealt to Pittsburgh in the coming weeks.
Tags: Kelvin Chapman, Tim Foli, Joe Torre.


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Bill Sudakis
Born: March 27, 1946
at Joliet, Ill.
Died: September 15, 2021 at Palm Springs, Cal.
Sudakis
Years with Mets: 1972

18 games. 1 hr, 7 rbi, 0.143
3 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Diego Padres
1981 Game Results
05/01 Padres 4, Mets 2 Zachry (L, 3-2)
05/02 Mets 6, Padres 2 Falcone (W, 1-0)
05/03 Padres 4, Mets 1 Roberts (L, 0-2)
05/03 Mets 7, Padres 4 Scott (W, 1-2)
05/12 Padres 3, Mets 0 Zachry (L, 3-4)
05/13 Padres 5, Mets 0 Lynch (L, 1-1)
05/14 Padres 10, Mets 6 Falcone (L, 1-1)
1981 totals: 2 wins, 5 losses



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