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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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Sweet taste of victory
New York Daily News, October 16, 1986
Ron Darling's column in the Daily News after the Mets defeated the Astros in the 1986 NLCS. Plus, "Astros' Lanier: We blew it". Houston's manager comments after his team is ousted from the postseason
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Barry Lyons
Born: June 3, 1960
at Biloxi, Miss.
Lyons
Years with Mets: 1986 - 1990

212 games. 9 hr, 71 rbi, 0.240
44 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1986 Game Results
05/16 Dodgers 4, Mets 3 Orosco (L, 0-1)
05/17 Dodgers 6, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 4-1)
05/18 Mets 8, Dodgers 4 Niemann (W, 1-2)
05/27 Mets 8, Dodgers 1 Darling (W, 6-0)
05/28 Mets 4, Dodgers 2 Gooden (W, 6-2)
05/29 Mets 5, Dodgers 2 Fernandez (W, 5-1)
08/18 Mets 5, Dodgers 4 Ojeda (W, 13-4)
08/19 Mets 6, Dodgers 4 Darling (W, 12-4)
08/20 Mets 7, Dodgers 5 Fernandez (W, 14-4)
08/29 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Ojeda (W, 15-4)
08/30 Mets 6, Dodgers 3 Aguilera (W, 7-6)
08/31 Dodgers 7, Mets 4 Darling (L, 12-5)
1986 totals: 9 wins, 3 losses



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