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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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Seaver's Status No Cause for Alarm
Newsday, January 18, 1984
The Mets have left Tom Seaver unprotected from the re-entry draft compensation pool. They figure that the White Sox need an infielder more than a starting pitcher. Newsday's Marty Noble says it's unlikely that Seaver will be lost in the draft. He was wrong.
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Norm Sherry
Born: July 16, 1931
at New York, N.Y.
Died: March 8, 2021 at San Juan Capistrano, Cal.
Sherry
Years with Mets: 1963

63 games. 2 hr, 11 rbi, 0.136
6 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1963
Opponent W L T Pct.
Cincinnati Reds 8 10 0 .444
Philadelphia Phillies 8 10 0 .444
Chicago Cubs 7 11 0 .389
Milwaukee Braves 6 12 0 .333
San Francisco Giants 6 12 0 .333
Houston Colt .45's 5 13 0 .278
St. Louis Cardinals 5 13 0 .278
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 14 0 .222
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 16 0 .111



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