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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Puzzled Casey's Problem: How to Heat Cold Pitching
New York Daily News, May 2, 1962
The 1962 Mets starting pitching has been a problem; the team has lost 13 of its first 16 games. Maybe making Bob Moorhead a starter will help? Also, a Bill Gallo cartoon featuring Frank Thomas.
Tags: Bob Moorhead, Casey Stengel.


Randomly selected Met Player

Donn Clendenon
Born: July 15, 1935
at Neosho, Mo.
Died: September 17, 2005 at Sioux Falls, S.D.
Clendenon
Years with Mets: 1969 - 1971

281 games. 45 hr, 171 rbi, 0.267
125 runs, 8 stolen bases


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1974 Game Results
04/29 Dodgers 8, Mets 7 Stone (L, 0-2)
04/30 Mets 8, Dodgers 7 Miller (W, 1-1)
05/01 Dodgers 2, Mets 1 Parker (L, 1-1)
06/14 Dodgers 3, Mets 2 Matlack (L, 5-4)
06/15 Mets 4, Dodgers 1 Koosman (W, 6-4)
06/16 Dodgers 7, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 3-6)
07/12 Mets 5, Dodgers 2 Apodaca (W, 2-4)
07/13 Dodgers 2, Mets 1 Parker (L, 3-8)
07/14 Mets 4, Dodgers 1 Matlack (W, 8-6)
08/12 Mets 3, Dodgers 1 Parker (W, 4-10)
08/13 Mets 3, Dodgers 0 Matlack (W, 11-9)
08/14 Mets 3, Dodgers 2 McGraw (W, 3-6)
1974 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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