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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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He Makes Light of His Weight Problem
Los Angeles Times, April 8, 1968
In this UPI article from April 1968, carried in the Los Angeles Times, Bud Harrelson discusses his struggles to keep his weight on. In the previous season, his production tailed off as fatigue caught up with him during the summer months.
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Gary Kolb
Born: March 13, 1940
at Rock Falls, Ill.
Died: July 3, 2019 at Charleston, W. Va.
Kolb
Years with Mets: 1965

40 games. 1 hr, 7 rbi, 0.167
8 runs, 3 stolen bases


Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1994 Game Results
05/05 Mets 8, Cardinals 1 Saberhagen (W, 4-1)
05/06 Cardinals 3, Mets 2 Franco (L, 0-2)
05/07 Mets 1, Cardinals 0 Jones (W, 4-2)
05/08 Mets 3, Cardinals 2 Gozzo (W, 1-0)
06/27 Cardinals 9, Mets 8 Franco (L, 1-4)
06/28 Cardinals 8, Mets 6 Remlinger (L, 0-2)
07/25 Mets 7, Cardinals 1 Saberhagen (W, 12-4)
07/26 Mets 10, Cardinals 9 Maddux (W, 2-1)
07/27 Mets 7, Cardinals 4 Jacome (W, 4-1)
1994 totals: 6 wins, 3 losses



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