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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 Get 16 Hits Off Marichal but Giants Win, 9-5
New York Daily News, June 16, 1968
In 1968, Juan Marichal pitched a complete-game win over the Mets, giving up 16 hits while doing so. This was clearly an era before pitch counts. At the time the Mets were approaching a .500 record for the first time in their history, and Bill Gallo has a strange cartoon of Gil Hodges wearing a hideous necktie.
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Billy Beane
Born: March 29, 1962
at Orlando, Fla.
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Years with Mets: 1984, 1985

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Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1971 Game Results
05/31 Giants 2, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 3-3)
06/01 Mets 5, Giants 4 Gentry (W, 4-4)
06/02 Mets 5, Giants 2 Williams (W, 1-1)
06/11 Giants 3, Mets 2 McGraw (L, 3-3)
06/12 Giants 5, Mets 1 Sadecki (L, 2-2)
06/13 Mets 5, Giants 4 McGraw (W, 4-3)
08/13 Giants 7, Mets 3 Sadecki (L, 5-4)
08/14 Giants 6, Mets 5 McGraw (L, 8-4)
08/15 Giants 6, Mets 1 McAndrew (L, 0-4)
08/23 Giants 5, Mets 4 McAndrew (L, 0-5)
08/24 Giants 3, Mets 2 Sadecki (L, 5-5)
08/25 Mets 5, Giants 1 Koosman (W, 5-8)
1971 totals: 4 wins, 8 losses



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