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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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Claudell Washington, who made home run history, dies at age 65
Journal News (White Plains, NY), June 11, 2020
Claudell Washington was only with the Mets for about half a season, but his three-homer game was one of the highlights of 1980. This is his obituary.
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Gerald Williams
Born: August 10, 1966
at New Orleans, La.
Died: February 8, 2022 at Tampa, Fla.
Williams
Years with Mets: 2004, 2005

96 games. 5 hr, 14 rbi, 0.233
26 runs, 4 stolen bases


Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1984 Game Results
06/04 Mets 4, Pirates 2 Darling (W, 4-3)
06/05 Mets 3, Pirates 0 Terrell (W, 4-5)
06/06 Mets 2, Pirates 1 Gorman (W, 1-0)
06/11 Mets 3, Pirates 1 Gooden (W, 5-3)
06/12 Pirates 6, Mets 3 Leary (L, 2-3)
06/13 Mets 2, Pirates 0 Lynch (W, 7-1)
08/02 Pirates 6, Mets 4 Darling (L, 10-4)
08/03 Mets 4, Pirates 1 Terrell (W, 9-8)
08/04 Mets 4, Pirates 3 Gorman (W, 3-0)
08/05 Mets 3, Pirates 1 Gardner (W, 1-0)
08/09 Pirates 11, Mets 0 Berenyi (L, 4-5)
08/10 Pirates 4, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 3-1)
08/11 Mets 3, Pirates 1 Gooden (W, 10-8)
08/12 Mets 6, Pirates 3 Darling (W, 11-5)
09/05 Mets 4, Pirates 2 Berenyi (W, 8-6)
09/06 Pirates 2, Mets 0 Schiraldi (L, 0-1)
09/12 Mets 2, Pirates 0 Gooden (W, 16-8)
09/13 Pirates 14, Mets 4 Terrell (L, 10-12)
1984 totals: 12 wins, 6 losses



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