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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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Obituary of Ron Hodges, who spent 12 seasons with the Mets, primarily as a backup catcher. His rookie season featured a trip to the World Series as a member of the 1973 Mets.
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Pat Strange
Born: August 23, 1980
at Springfield, Mass.
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Years with Mets: 2002, 2003

11 games. 0 - 0, 6.35
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Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1973 Game Results
05/28 Giants 6, Mets 5 Moore (L, 0-1)
05/29 Mets 5, Giants 2 Seaver (W, 6-3)
05/30 Giants 3, Mets 2 Matlack (L, 2-7)
06/11 Giants 2, Mets 1 Stone (L, 1-2)
06/12 Mets 5, Giants 4 Parker (W, 5-0)
06/13 Mets 3, Giants 1 Seaver (W, 8-4)
08/10 Mets 7, Giants 1 Seaver (W, 14-6)
08/11 Giants 8, Mets 7 McGraw (L, 0-5)
08/12 Giants 4, Mets 1 Sadecki (L, 2-2)
08/24 Mets 1, Giants 0 Koosman (W, 10-14)
08/25 Giants 1, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 15-7)
08/26 Giants 5, Mets 4 Sadecki (L, 3-3)
1973 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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