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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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Val Pascucci
Born: November 17, 1978
at Bellflower, Cal.
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1985 Game Results
06/17 Mets 2, Cubs 0 Darling (W, 6-1)
06/18 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Lynch (W, 4-3)
06/19 Mets 1, Cubs 0 Gooden (W, 10-3)
06/20 Mets 5, Cubs 3 Fernandez (W, 2-4)
06/25 Mets 3, Cubs 2 Gooden (W, 11-3)
06/26 Cubs 7, Mets 3 McDowell (L, 5-3)
06/27 Cubs 4, Mets 2 Darling (L, 6-2)
08/02 Cubs 2, Mets 1 Leach (L, 1-1)
08/03 Mets 5, Cubs 4 Orosco (W, 3-4)
08/04 Mets 4, Cubs 1 Gooden (W, 17-3)
08/05 Mets 7, Cubs 2 Lynch (W, 9-5)
08/09 Mets 6, Cubs 4 McDowell (W, 6-4)
08/10 Mets 8, Cubs 3 Gooden (W, 18-3)
08/11 Mets 6, Cubs 2 Lynch (W, 10-5)
09/18 Mets 4, Cubs 2 Aguilera (W, 8-6)
09/19 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Fernandez (W, 7-9)
09/25 Cubs 5, Mets 4 Orosco (L, 6-6)
09/26 Mets 3, Cubs 0 Gooden (W, 23-4)
1985 totals: 14 wins, 4 losses



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