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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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This Rich Ball Fan Can Afford a Diamond
Newsday, June 22, 1959
A profile of Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson (the article doesn't even mention her first name, Joan) as she prepares to work with William A. Shea to bring a team to New York to replace the Dodgers and Giants.
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Ed Nunez
Born: May 27, 1963
at Humacao, P.R.
Nunez
Years with Mets: 1988

10 games. 1 - 0, 4.50
8 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1963 Game Results
04/26 Pirates 5, Mets 2 Jackson (L, 1-2)
04/27 Pirates 2, Mets 1 Hook (L, 0-3)
04/28 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Stallard (L, 0-3)
05/31 Pirates 2, Mets 0 Willey (L, 4-4)
06/01 Pirates 10, Mets 1 Cisco (L, 2-5)
06/02 Mets 2, Pirates 1 Bearnarth (W, 2-1)
06/02 Mets 4, Pirates 3 Hook (W, 3-5)
06/28 Pirates 3, Mets 1 Craig (L, 2-12)
06/29 Pirates 4, Mets 3 Bearnarth (L, 2-3)
06/30 Pirates 3, Mets 0 Stallard (L, 3-5)
07/05 Pirates 3, Mets 1 Stallard (L, 3-6)
07/06 Pirates 11, Mets 3 Jackson (L, 6-9)
07/07 Pirates 11, Mets 5 Hook (L, 3-10)
08/14 Mets 4, Pirates 2 Jackson (W, 8-14)
08/15 Pirates 8, Mets 2 Cisco (L, 7-12)
08/27 Pirates 2, Mets 1 Cisco (L, 7-14)
08/28 Pirates 7, Mets 2 Jackson (L, 8-16)
08/29 Mets 7, Pirates 4 Craig (W, 4-20)
1963 totals: 4 wins, 14 losses



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