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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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Even with a strange glove, ex-Pirate was always a hit
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Mets vs. Montreal Expos
1979 Game Results
04/10 Expos 3, Mets 2 Murray (L, 0-1)
04/11 Expos 3, Mets 2 Lockwood (L, 0-1)
04/17 Expos 5, Mets 4 Lockwood (L, 0-2)
04/18 Expos 6, Mets 5 Murray (L, 0-2)
08/03 Expos 10, Mets 6 Murray (L, 4-6)
08/04 Mets 3, Expos 2 Swan (W, 10-9)
08/05 Mets 4, Expos 2 Ellis (W, 2-4)
08/05 Expos 7, Mets 3 Twitchell (L, 5-3)
08/10 Mets 7, Expos 1 Swan (W, 11-9)
08/10 Expos 6, Mets 5 Bernard (L, 0-3)
08/11 Expos 5, Mets 2 Falcone (L, 3-9)
09/03 Expos 7, Mets 2 Burris (L, 0-2)
09/03 Expos 6, Mets 5 Allen (L, 4-8)
09/04 Expos 5, Mets 1 Ellis (L, 2-7)
09/19 Expos 3, Mets 1 Swan (L, 12-13)
09/19 Expos 4, Mets 1 Hausman (L, 1-6)
09/20 Expos 6, Mets 3 Reardon (L, 1-2)
09/20 Expos 2, Mets 0 Scott (L, 1-2)
1979 totals: 3 wins, 15 losses



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