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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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Ken Boswell
Born: February 23, 1946
at Austin, Tex.
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Years with Mets: 1967 - 1974

681 games. 31 hr, 193 rbi, 0.250
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Mets vs. San Diego Padres
1983 Game Results
05/17 Mets 6, Padres 4 Seaver (W, 3-2)
05/18 Mets 2, Padres 1 Torrez (W, 2-5)
05/19 Padres 3, Mets 2 Holman (L, 0-2)
05/27 Padres 4, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 3-4)
05/28 Padres 5, Mets 4 Torrez (L, 2-6)
05/29 Mets 3, Padres 2 Lynch (W, 3-2)
08/22 Padres 4, Mets 3 Swan (L, 2-7)
08/23 Mets 8, Padres 3 Terrell (W, 5-5)
08/24 Padres 3, Mets 2 Seaver (L, 7-12)
09/02 Mets 7, Padres 3 Terrell (W, 6-6)
09/03 Mets 4, Padres 3 Gorman (W, 1-4)
09/04 Padres 7, Mets 5 Lynch (L, 9-9)
1983 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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