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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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Bud Harrelson Is No Joke To New York Mets' Foes
Zanesville Times Recorder, July 21, 1968
A wire-service article from 1968 profiles Bud Harrelson. It opens with some Henny Youngman style jokes about Bud's light weight and goes on to describe some of the good-natured ribbing that Harrelson gets from his teammates. Bud also discusses his approach as a leadoff hitter.
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Lenny Randle
Born: February 12, 1949
at Long Beach, Cal.
Died: December 29, 2024 at Murrieta, Cal.
Randle
Years with Mets: 1977, 1978

268 games. 7 hr, 62 rbi, 0.272
131 runs, 47 stolen bases


Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1982 Game Results
06/11 Cardinals 7, Mets 3 Jones (L, 6-5)
06/12 Mets 6, Cardinals 2 Swan (W, 5-1)
06/18 Mets 5, Cardinals 3 Orosco (W, 1-5)
06/18 Cardinals 5, Mets 4 Lynch (L, 1-3)
06/19 Mets 8, Cardinals 5 Hausman (W, 1-0)
06/20 Mets 5, Cardinals 4 Scott (W, 5-5)
07/27 Cardinals 9, Mets 4 Scott (L, 7-8)
07/28 Cardinals 7, Mets 5 Lynch (L, 1-4)
08/09 Cardinals 7, Mets 2 Puleo (L, 8-9)
08/10 Cardinals 7, Mets 2 Jones (L, 7-9)
09/10 Mets 2, Cardinals 1 Swan (W, 9-6)
09/11 Cardinals 6, Mets 3 Lynch (L, 3-7)
09/12 Mets 4, Cardinals 1 Falcone (W, 8-9)
09/17 Cardinals 3, Mets 2 Allen (L, 3-7)
09/17 Cardinals 7, Mets 1 Holman (L, 0-1)
09/18 Cardinals 2, Mets 0 Falcone (L, 8-10)
09/18 Cardinals 6, Mets 2 Terrell (L, 0-1)
09/19 Cardinals 3, Mets 1 Zachry (L, 6-8)
1982 totals: 6 wins, 12 losses



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