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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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Gil Is Back: 'It Will Be a Little Strange'
Newsday, October 11, 1961
After being selected in the expansion draft by the Mets, Gil Hodges is returning to New York.
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Timo Perez
Born: April 8, 1975
at Bani, Dominican Republic
Perez
Years with Mets: 2000 - 2003

372 games. 18 hr, 114 rbi, 0.276
121 runs, 17 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1980 Game Results
06/13 Giants 3, Mets 1 Burris (L, 4-5)
06/14 Mets 7, Giants 6 Reardon (W, 4-2)
06/15 Giants 3, Mets 0 Zachry (L, 1-3)
06/18 Giants 8, Mets 5 Burris (L, 4-6)
06/19 Giants 4, Mets 3 Allen (L, 3-5)
08/19 Giants 5, Mets 4 Reardon (L, 7-7)
08/20 Giants 2, Mets 1 Bomback (L, 9-5)
08/21 Mets 5, Giants 1 Falcone (W, 6-7)
08/29 Giants 1, Mets 0 Zachry (L, 6-8)
08/30 Mets 9, Giants 5 Hausman (W, 6-4)
08/31 Giants 11, Mets 4 Falcone (L, 6-9)
08/31 Giants 9, Mets 4 Miller (L, 0-1)
1980 totals: 3 wins, 9 losses



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