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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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Jim Hickman Takes the Bat Off His Shoulder 3 Times
Newsday, September 4, 1965
Jim Hickman becomes the first Met to hit three home runs in a game. Newsday's coverage is rather snarky.
Tags: Jim Hickman.


Randomly selected Met Player

Billy Murphy
Born: May 7, 1944
at Pineville, La.
Died: May 13, 2024 at Tacoma, Wash.
Murphy
Years with Mets: 1966

84 games. 3 hr, 13 rbi, 0.230
15 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Montreal Expos
1982 Game Results
04/16 Expos 4, Mets 3 Orosco (L, 0-1)
04/17 Mets 2, Expos 1 Puleo (W, 1-1)
04/18 Expos 7, Mets 6 Jones (L, 2-1)
04/23 Expos 5, Mets 4 Orosco (L, 0-2)
04/24 Mets 1, Expos 0 Puleo (W, 2-1)
04/25 Expos 5, Mets 2 Scott (L, 2-2)
06/21 Expos 5, Mets 1 Falcone (L, 4-3)
06/22 Expos 4, Mets 3 Jones (L, 6-6)
06/23 Expos 5, Mets 0 Swan (L, 5-2)
06/24 Mets 3, Expos 1 Puleo (W, 6-4)
06/29 Mets 5, Expos 4 Leach (W, 1-0)
06/30 Expos 4, Mets 1 Falcone (L, 4-5)
07/01 Mets 2, Expos 1 Scott (W, 6-5)
09/14 Expos 3, Mets 1 Zachry (L, 6-7)
09/15 Expos 6, Mets 5 Sisk (L, 0-1)
09/16 Mets 9, Expos 4 Swan (W, 10-6)
09/21 Mets 2, Expos 1 Orosco (W, 3-10)
09/21 Expos 5, Mets 1 Swan (L, 10-7)
1982 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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