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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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Bud: Someone Missed Boat
Tampa Tribune, March 20, 1974
Bud Harrelson regrets that he and Pete Rose didn't do a television commercial together. Plus, a chat with Wayne Garrett, who appears to be establishing himself as the third baseman the Mets have been waiting for.
Tags: Wayne Garrett, Bud Harrelson.


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Tommie Agee
Born: August 9, 1942
at Magnolia, Ala.
Died: January 22, 2001 at New York, N.Y.
Agee
Years with Mets: 1968 - 1972

661 games. 82 hr, 265 rbi, 0.262
344 runs, 92 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1973
Opponent W L T Pct.
Pittsburgh Pirates 13 5 0 .722
St. Louis Cardinals 10 8 0 .556
Philadelphia Phillies 9 9 0 .500
Montreal Expos 9 9 0 .500
San Diego Padres 8 4 0 .667
Chicago Cubs 7 10 0 .412
Houston Astros 6 6 0 .500
Atlanta Braves 6 6 0 .500
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 7 0 .417
San Francisco Giants 5 7 0 .417
Cincinnati Reds 4 8 0 .333



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