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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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New York Daily News, October 27, 1986
The Mets made a historic comeback in the sixth game of the 1986 World Series.
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Fernando Nieve
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Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1985 Game Results
04/19 Mets 1, Phillies 0 Gooden (W, 2-0)
04/20 Phillies 7, Mets 6 Lynch (L, 0-1)
04/21 Phillies 10, Mets 6 Sisk (L, 1-1)
05/10 Mets 5, Phillies 0 Gooden (W, 5-1)
05/11 Mets 4, Phillies 0 Fernandez (W, 1-0)
05/12 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Darling (W, 3-1)
06/10 Phillies 6, Mets 4 Fernandez (L, 1-3)
06/11 Phillies 26, Mets 7 Gorman (L, 3-3)
06/12 Mets 7, Phillies 3 Aguilera (W, 1-0)
06/13 Phillies 5, Mets 4 Orosco (L, 1-3)
08/12 Mets 4, Phillies 3 Fernandez (W, 4-6)
08/13 Mets 4, Phillies 2 Aguilera (W, 6-3)
08/14 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Darling (L, 10-5)
08/15 Mets 10, Phillies 7 Orosco (W, 4-4)
09/16 Mets 9, Phillies 0 Gooden (W, 21-4)
09/17 Phillies 5, Mets 1 Lynch (L, 10-8)
09/23 Mets 4, Phillies 1 Aguilera (W, 9-6)
09/24 Mets 7, Phillies 1 Fernandez (W, 8-9)
1985 totals: 11 wins, 7 losses



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