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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 Vote, Reject Giants Game
Newsday, June 7, 1968
Giants owner Horace Stoneham wanted to play, but the Mets voted to cancel a scheduled game in San Francisco to honor the memory of recently assassinated Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Tags: Ed Charles, M. Donald Grant, Gil Hodges, Ed Kranepool.


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Harry Parker
Born: September 14, 1947
at Highland, Ill.
Died: May 28, 2012 at Richmond, Va.
Parker
Years with Mets: 1973 - 1975

96 games. 14 - 19, 3.77
143 strikeouts, 11 saves


Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
1985 Game Results
05/07 Mets 5, Braves 3 Darling (W, 2-1)
05/08 Mets 4, Braves 0 Lynch (W, 2-1)
05/13 Braves 1, Mets 0 Lynch (L, 2-2)
05/14 Mets 3, Braves 1 McDowell (W, 3-1)
07/04 Mets 16, Braves 13 Gorman (W, 4-3)
07/05 Mets 6, Braves 1 Aguilera (W, 2-2)
07/07 Mets 4, Braves 0 Fernandez (W, 3-5)
07/07 Mets 8, Braves 5 Darling (W, 8-2)
07/18 Mets 7, Braves 6 Darling (W, 10-2)
07/19 Braves 1, Mets 0 Aguilera (L, 3-3)
07/20 Mets 16, Braves 4 Gooden (W, 14-3)
07/21 Mets 15, Braves 10 Leach (W, 1-0)
1985 totals: 10 wins, 2 losses



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