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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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An Indoor-Outdoor Stadium Could Seat 160,000 -- And Pay
New York Daily News, October 6, 1941
Citi Field is where it is because that's where Shea Stadium was. And Shea was where it was because of plans that go all the way back to 1941, as we see in this article.


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Jeff Kent
Born: March 7, 1968
at Bellflower, Cal.
Kent
Years with Mets: 1992 - 1996

498 games. 67 hr, 267 rbi, 0.279
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Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1965 Game Results
05/28 Pirates 6, Mets 1 Spahn (L, 4-5)
05/29 Pirates 7, Mets 4 Lary (L, 1-1)
05/30 Pirates 9, Mets 1 Jackson (L, 2-6)
05/30 Pirates 12, Mets 0 Parsons (L, 0-3)
06/03 Mets 8, Pirates 6 Cisco (W, 1-2)
06/04 Mets 2, Pirates 1 Fisher (W, 5-4)
06/05 Pirates 9, Mets 0 Kroll (L, 3-3)
06/06 Pirates 5, Mets 3 Jackson (L, 2-7)
06/06 Pirates 3, Mets 0 Spahn (L, 4-6)
07/21 Mets 1, Pirates 0 Jackson (W, 5-12)
08/03 Pirates 7, Mets 0 Cisco (L, 3-7)
08/04 Pirates 3, Mets 0 Fisher (L, 7-13)
08/05 Pirates 11, Mets 3 Jackson (L, 5-15)
09/20 Pirates 10, Mets 0 Fisher (L, 8-22)
09/21 Pirates 6, Mets 5 Eilers (L, 1-1)
09/22 Pirates 6, Mets 2 McGraw (L, 2-7)
09/28 Mets 1, Pirates 0 Sutherland (W, 3-1)
09/29 Pirates 4, Mets 2 Selma (L, 2-1)
1965 totals: 4 wins, 14 losses



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