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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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Willard Hunter
Born: March 8, 1934
at Newark, N.J.
Died: February 3, 2021 at Omaha, Neb.
Hunter
Years with Mets: 1962, 1964

68 games. 4 - 9, 5.06
62 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1964 Game Results
05/01 Reds 4, Mets 3 Stallard (L, 1-3)
05/02 Mets 3, Reds 0 Jackson (W, 2-3)
05/03 Reds 6, Mets 5 Bauta (L, 0-2)
05/03 Reds 6, Mets 3 Hook (L, 0-1)
05/06 Reds 12, Mets 4 Wakefield (L, 0-1)
05/07 Mets 3, Reds 2 Jackson (W, 3-3)
07/12 Mets 1, Reds 0 Cisco (W, 4-11)
07/12 Mets 5, Reds 1 Lary (W, 1-3)
07/21 Mets 4, Reds 2 Wakefield (W, 3-3)
07/22 Mets 4, Reds 3 Hunter (W, 1-1)
07/23 Reds 5, Mets 4 Sutherland (L, 0-3)
08/25 Reds 7, Mets 2 Jackson (L, 7-13)
08/26 Mets 3, Reds 1 Stallard (W, 8-16)
09/25 Reds 3, Mets 0 Jackson (L, 10-16)
09/25 Reds 4, Mets 1 Fisher (L, 10-17)
09/26 Reds 6, Mets 1 Ribant (L, 1-5)
09/27 Reds 4, Mets 1 Stallard (L, 10-20)
09/27 Reds 3, Mets 1 Cisco (L, 6-18)
1964 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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