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Today is May 17

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New York Mets released Yogi Berra on May 17, 1965.

New York Mets released Raul Gonzalez on May 17, 2004.

New York Mets released Frank Catalanotto on May 17, 2010.

Houston Astros signed Kyle Farnsworth of the New York Mets as a free agent on May 17, 2014.

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Mets 'manage' to win in 18th, 5-4
New York Daily News, April 29, 1985
A crazy 18-inning game at Shea, remembered for, among other things, Rusty Staub's improbable outfield heroics.


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Bobby Klaus
Born: December 27, 1937
at Spring Grove, Ill.
Klaus
Years with Mets: 1964, 1965

175 games. 4 hr, 23 rbi, 0.213
55 runs, 4 stolen bases


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1985 Game Results
04/30 Mets 4, Astros 1 Gooden (W, 3-1)
05/01 Astros 10, Mets 3 Darling (L, 1-1)
05/15 Mets 5, Astros 3 Gooden (W, 6-1)
05/16 Astros 1, Mets 0 Fernandez (L, 1-1)
07/11 Astros 4, Mets 3 Gorman (L, 4-4)
07/12 Mets 3, Astros 2 Darling (W, 9-2)
07/13 Mets 10, Astros 1 Lynch (W, 7-5)
07/14 Mets 1, Astros 0 Gooden (W, 13-3)
07/25 Mets 6, Astros 3 Gooden (W, 15-3)
07/27 Mets 16, Astros 4 Orosco (W, 2-4)
07/27 Mets 7, Astros 3 Latham (W, 1-1)
07/28 Astros 12, Mets 4 Darling (L, 10-4)
1985 totals: 8 wins, 4 losses



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