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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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Mets Grab Slugging SS; Yanks Draft Catcher No. 1
New York Daily News, June 7, 1968
The "slugging shortstop", Tim Foli, the first pick of the first round in 1968, would only hit one home run as a Met. The catcher the Yankees drafted was Thurman Munson.
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Bud Harrelson
Born: June 6, 1944
at Niles, Cal.
Died: January 10, 2024 at East Northport, N.Y.
Harrelson
Years with Mets: 1965 - 1977

1322 games. 6 hr, 242 rbi, 0.234
490 runs, 115 stolen bases


Mets vs. Montreal Expos
1985 Game Results
06/14 Expos 5, Mets 4 Sisk (L, 1-5)
06/15 Expos 3, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 1-4)
06/16 Expos 7, Mets 2 Aguilera (L, 1-1)
06/21 Mets 6, Expos 3 Sisk (W, 2-5)
06/22 Expos 5, Mets 4 McDowell (L, 5-2)
06/23 Expos 5, Mets 1 Lynch (L, 4-4)
07/29 Mets 3, Expos 2 Aguilera (W, 4-3)
07/30 Mets 2, Expos 0 Gooden (W, 16-3)
07/31 Mets 5, Expos 2 Lynch (W, 8-5)
08/08 Mets 14, Expos 7 Aguilera (W, 5-3)
08/19 Mets 1, Expos 0 Darling (W, 11-5)
09/13 Expos 5, Mets 1 Aguilera (L, 7-6)
09/13 Mets 7, Expos 2 Leach (W, 3-3)
09/14 Expos 5, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 6-9)
09/15 Mets 6, Expos 2 Darling (W, 16-5)
10/04 Mets 9, Expos 4 Fernandez (W, 9-9)
10/05 Expos 8, Mets 3 Darling (L, 16-6)
10/06 Expos 2, Mets 1 Latham (L, 1-3)
1985 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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