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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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The Mets didn't have many highlights in the late 1970s, but Craig Swan winning the N.L. ERA title was one of them.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Greg Goossen
Born: December 14, 1945
at Los Angeles, Cal.
Died: February 26, 2011 at Sherman Oaks, Cal.
Goossen
Years with Mets: 1965 - 1968

99 games. 2 hr, 16 rbi, 0.202
9 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1963
Opponent W L T Pct.
Cincinnati Reds 8 10 0 .444
Philadelphia Phillies 8 10 0 .444
Chicago Cubs 7 11 0 .389
Milwaukee Braves 6 12 0 .333
San Francisco Giants 6 12 0 .333
Houston Colt .45's 5 13 0 .278
St. Louis Cardinals 5 13 0 .278
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 14 0 .222
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 16 0 .111



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