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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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New York Daily News, June 3, 2001
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Scott Hairston
Born: May 25, 1980
at Fort Worth, Tex.
Hairston
Years with Mets: 2011, 2012

213 games. 27 hr, 81 rbi, 0.255
72 runs, 9 stolen bases


Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1980 Game Results
05/05 Mets 3, Reds 2 Reardon (W, 1-1)
05/06 Reds 12, Mets 10 Reardon (L, 1-2)
05/07 Reds 3, Mets 2 Zachry (L, 0-1)
05/13 Reds 15, Mets 4 Burris (L, 2-3)
05/14 Mets 7, Reds 6 Reardon (W, 2-2)
07/18 Reds 5, Mets 3 Falcone (L, 5-6)
07/18 Reds 8, Mets 3 Bomback (L, 6-3)
07/19 Mets 13, Reds 3 Jackson (W, 1-0)
07/20 Reds 4, Mets 3 Reardon (L, 4-5)
07/25 Mets 2, Reds 0 Zachry (W, 5-5)
07/26 Reds 5, Mets 1 Jackson (L, 1-1)
07/27 Reds 10, Mets 4 Pacella (L, 3-1)
1980 totals: 4 wins, 8 losses



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