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Today is May 5

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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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Old Friends Pay Their Respects
Newsday, September 19, 1963
The Polo Grounds, where so much history was made by the New York Giants, from John McGraw and Christy Mathewson to Willie Mays and Bobby Thompson, closes with little fanfare. The Mets go quietly against the Phillies and a chapter of baseball history comes to an end.


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Chris Jelic
Born: December 16, 1963
at Bethlehem, Pa.
Jelic
Years with Mets: 1990

4 games. 1 hr, 1 rbi, 0.091
2 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1992 Game Results
05/06 Reds 5, Mets 3 Young (L, 2-1)
05/07 Reds 4, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 2-3)
05/25 Reds 3, Mets 0 Schourek (L, 0-1)
05/27 Reds 1, Mets 0 Fernandez (L, 3-5)
08/28 Mets 4, Reds 3 Jones (W, 1-0)
08/28 Mets 12, Reds 1 Whitehurst (W, 2-7)
08/29 Mets 6, Reds 5 Gooden (W, 8-11)
08/30 Mets 4, Reds 3 Jones (W, 2-0)
09/03 Reds 4, Mets 3 Young (L, 2-10)
09/04 Mets 5, Reds 2 Fernandez (W, 12-9)
09/05 Reds 6, Mets 5 Young (L, 2-11)
09/06 Reds 6, Mets 1 Gibson (L, 0-1)
1992 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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