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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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Old Friends Pay Their Respects
Newsday, September 19, 1963
The Polo Grounds, where so much history was made by the New York Giants, from John McGraw and Christy Mathewson to Willie Mays and Bobby Thompson, closes with little fanfare. The Mets go quietly against the Phillies and a chapter of baseball history comes to an end.


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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1975 Game Results
04/19 Cubs 4, Mets 2 Seaver (L, 1-2)
04/20 Mets 8, Cubs 6 Matlack (W, 1-1)
04/20 Mets 4, Cubs 3 Tate (W, 1-0)
04/29 Mets 9, Cubs 1 Seaver (W, 3-2)
04/30 Cubs 7, Mets 4 Matlack (L, 2-2)
05/01 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Tate (L, 1-1)
06/30 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Stone (W, 2-1)
07/01 Cubs 5, Mets 4 Baldwin (L, 1-3)
07/02 Mets 7, Cubs 2 Matlack (W, 10-5)
07/03 Mets 4, Cubs 0 Koosman (W, 7-6)
07/25 Mets 6, Cubs 3 Tate (W, 4-8)
07/26 Mets 9, Cubs 8 Hall (W, 3-2)
07/27 Cubs 4, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 9-8)
07/27 Mets 4, Cubs 1 Webb (W, 3-3)
09/17 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Swan (L, 1-3)
09/18 Mets 7, Cubs 5 Sanders (W, 1-1)
09/23 Mets 8, Cubs 6 Apodaca (W, 3-3)
09/24 Cubs 1, Mets 0 Lockwood (L, 1-3)
1975 totals: 11 wins, 7 losses



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