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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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New York Daily News, June 15, 2017
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Al Jackson
Born: December 25, 1935
at Waco, Tex.
Died: August 19, 2019 at Port St. Luci, Fla.
Jackson
Years with Mets: 1962 - 1965, 1968, 1969

184 games. 43 - 80, 4.26
561 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
1967 Game Results
05/16 Braves 6, Mets 3 Cardwell (L, 2-4)
05/17 Braves 4, Mets 3 Seaver (L, 3-2)
05/26 Mets 1, Braves 0 Cardwell (W, 3-5)
05/27 Mets 4, Braves 3 Hamilton (W, 1-0)
05/28 Mets 6, Braves 3 Denehy (W, 1-4)
05/28 Braves 7, Mets 3 Lamabe (L, 0-1)
06/23 Braves 12, Mets 4 Shaw (L, 2-6)
06/24 Mets 9, Braves 1 Seaver (W, 6-4)
06/24 Mets 5, Braves 3 Taylor (W, 1-2)
06/25 Braves 4, Mets 2 Fisher (L, 5-8)
07/07 Braves 3, Mets 2 Lamabe (L, 0-3)
07/08 Mets 3, Braves 2 Seaver (W, 8-5)
07/09 Mets 5, Braves 4 Reniff (W, 3-0)
08/08 Mets 3, Braves 2 Taylor (W, 3-3)
08/09 Mets 5, Braves 1 Seaver (W, 11-8)
09/12 Braves 4, Mets 3 Fisher (L, 9-18)
09/13 Mets 2, Braves 1 Seaver (W, 14-12)
09/14 Braves 5, Mets 4 Selma (L, 2-3)
1967 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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