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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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Roger Craig
Born: February 17, 1930
at Durham, N.C.
Died: June 4, 2023 at San Diego, Cal.
Craig
Years with Mets: 1962, 1963

88 games. 15 - 46, 4.14
226 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1969 Game Results
05/10 Mets 3, Astros 1 Seaver (W, 4-2)
05/11 Astros 4, Mets 1 Cardwell (L, 1-5)
05/11 Mets 11, Astros 7 Koonce (W, 1-3)
05/23 Astros 7, Mets 0 Gentry (L, 3-4)
05/24 Astros 5, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 1-3)
05/25 Astros 6, Mets 3 Seaver (L, 6-3)
07/30 Astros 16, Mets 3 Koosman (L, 8-6)
07/30 Astros 11, Mets 5 Gentry (L, 9-9)
07/31 Astros 2, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 15-6)
08/11 Astros 3, Mets 0 McAndrew (L, 3-5)
08/12 Astros 8, Mets 7 Koosman (L, 9-8)
08/13 Astros 8, Mets 2 Gentry (L, 9-10)
1969 totals: 2 wins, 10 losses



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