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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' Stadium Lease Okayed; Work to Start
New York Daily News, October 6, 1961
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Skip Lockwood
Born: August 17, 1946
at Boston, Mass.
Lockwood
Years with Mets: 1975 - 1979

227 games. 24 - 36, 2.80
368 strikeouts, 65 saves


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1969 Game Results
06/02 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Koosman (W, 2-3)
06/03 Mets 5, Dodgers 2 Seaver (W, 8-3)
06/04 Mets 1, Dodgers 0 Taylor (W, 2-1)
06/13 Dodgers 1, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 3-4)
06/14 Mets 3, Dodgers 1 Seaver (W, 10-3)
06/15 Dodgers 3, Mets 2 DiLauro (L, 0-1)
08/22 Mets 5, Dodgers 3 Koosman (W, 11-8)
08/23 Mets 3, Dodgers 2 Taylor (W, 7-4)
08/24 Mets 7, Dodgers 4 Koonce (W, 6-3)
09/01 Dodgers 10, Mets 6 Koosman (L, 12-9)
09/02 Mets 5, Dodgers 4 Gentry (W, 10-11)
09/03 Dodgers 5, Mets 4 DiLauro (L, 1-4)
1969 totals: 8 wins, 4 losses



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