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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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Stanky is dead at 83
New York Daily News, July 6, 1999
Although it's not mentioned in this obituary, Eddie Stanky served one year in the Mets front office, in 1965. He is better known as a "fiery second baseman" with the Dodgers, Giants, and Braves.
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Glendon Rusch
Born: November 7, 1974
at Seattle, Wash.
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Years with Mets: 1999 - 2001

65 games. 19 - 23, 4.30
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Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1964 Game Results
05/19 Dodgers 6, Mets 4 Stallard (L, 2-5)
05/20 Dodgers 4, Mets 1 Locke (L, 0-1)
05/21 Dodgers 6, Mets 1 Fisher (L, 1-3)
06/05 Mets 8, Dodgers 0 Cisco (W, 3-5)
06/06 Dodgers 9, Mets 2 Fisher (L, 3-4)
06/07 Dodgers 6, Mets 1 Stallard (L, 3-7)
06/07 Mets 1, Dodgers 1
07/03 Dodgers 6, Mets 2 Fisher (L, 5-7)
07/04 Dodgers 3, Mets 2 Stallard (L, 5-10)
07/05 Dodgers 5, Mets 0 Cisco (L, 3-11)
07/28 Dodgers 9, Mets 0 Fisher (L, 6-12)
07/30 Dodgers 5, Mets 3 Stallard (L, 6-14)
09/04 Dodgers 3, Mets 0 Cisco (L, 5-15)
09/04 Mets 6, Dodgers 5 Bearnarth (W, 5-5)
09/05 Dodgers 6, Mets 2 Locke (L, 1-2)
09/06 Dodgers 4, Mets 3 Stallard (L, 8-18)
09/11 Mets 4, Dodgers 2 Stallard (W, 9-18)
09/12 Dodgers 8, Mets 0 Jackson (L, 10-14)
09/13 Dodgers 5, Mets 4 Ribant (L, 1-4)
1964 totals: 3 wins, 15 losses, 1 tie



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