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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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Newsday, April 12, 1962
A profile of Joan Payson from Newsday's "Paging Women" feature, a section of the paper for news deemed of interest to women. As we saw with an earlier Newsday profile (from 1959), Newsday refers to her as "Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson" and never mentions her actual name, Joan.
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Phil Hennigan
Born: April 10, 1946
at Jasper, Tex.
Died: June 17, 2016 at Center, Tex.
Hennigan
Years with Mets: 1973

30 games. 0 - 4, 6.23
22 strikeouts, 3 saves


Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
1979 Game Results
06/01 Mets 5, Braves 4 Lockwood (W, 2-5)
06/02 Braves 7, Mets 6 Glynn (L, 0-1)
06/03 Mets 9, Braves 4 Zachry (W, 5-0)
06/15 Mets 2, Braves 1 Swan (W, 7-4)
06/16 Mets 2, Braves 0 Kobel (W, 3-2)
06/17 Mets 2, Braves 1 Reardon (W, 1-0)
08/14 Mets 18, Braves 5 Hassler (W, 4-4)
08/15 Mets 6, Braves 3 Swan (W, 12-9)
08/16 Mets 6, Braves 3 Falcone (W, 4-9)
08/27 Braves 5, Mets 1 Kobel (L, 5-8)
08/28 Braves 6, Mets 4 Ellis (L, 2-6)
08/29 Braves 5, Mets 4 Burris (L, 0-1)
1979 totals: 8 wins, 4 losses



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