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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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Cubs Top Mets in 2 Games; Brock HR Hits Bleachers
New York Daily News, June 18, 1962
On the surface, it looks like just another pair of losses for the 1962 Mets, but one of these games has become the stuff of Mets lore: It's when Marvelous Marv Throneberry hit a triple but was called out for failing to touch first base.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Jim Marshall
Born: May 25, 1931
at Danville, Ill.
Marshall
Years with Mets: 1962

17 games. 3 hr, 4 rbi, 0.344
6 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1989
Opponent W L T Pct.
Philadelphia Phillies 12 6 0 .667
St. Louis Cardinals 10 8 0 .556
Atlanta Braves 10 2 0 .833
Pittsburgh Pirates 9 9 0 .500
Montreal Expos 9 9 0 .500
Chicago Cubs 8 10 0 .444
Cincinnati Reds 8 4 0 .667
Los Angeles Dodgers 7 5 0 .583
Houston Astros 6 6 0 .500
San Diego Padres 5 7 0 .417
San Francisco Giants 3 9 0 .250



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