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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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Facing Up to It -- by Bruce Stark
New York Daily News, April 21, 1964
New York's managers have their first wins of the season.
Tags: Yogi Berra, Casey Stengel.


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Brian Bannister
Born: February 28, 1981
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1965 Game Results
05/26 Cubs 8, Mets 6 Ribant (L, 1-3)
05/27 Mets 8, Cubs 5 Kroll (W, 3-2)
05/31 Mets 5, Cubs 2 Fisher (W, 4-4)
05/31 Mets 3, Cubs 3
06/01 Mets 10, Cubs 5 Bearnarth (W, 1-1)
07/05 Mets 3, Cubs 2 Bearnarth (W, 3-1)
07/05 Mets 3, Cubs 0 Parsons (W, 1-4)
07/07 Cubs 8, Mets 3 Jackson (L, 4-11)
07/27 Cubs 6, Mets 3 Fisher (L, 7-12)
07/28 Cubs 7, Mets 2 Parsons (L, 1-7)
07/28 Cubs 9, Mets 0 McGraw (L, 0-2)
07/29 Mets 14, Cubs 0 Cisco (W, 3-6)
07/29 Cubs 2, Mets 1 Bearnarth (L, 3-3)
08/06 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Parsons (L, 1-9)
08/07 Cubs 7, Mets 1 Cisco (L, 3-8)
08/08 Cubs 7, Mets 6 Fisher (L, 7-14)
08/08 Cubs 14, Mets 10 Parsons (L, 1-10)
09/18 Cubs 4, Mets 3 McGraw (L, 2-6)
09/19 Mets 8, Cubs 6 Sutherland (W, 2-1)
1965 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses, 1 tie



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