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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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Shea's New 3d Loop Is 'The Continental'
New York Daily News, July 28, 1959
An earlier tactic of Bill Shea in his effort to bring a new team to New York was to form a third Major League, known as the Continental League. This was a significant step in the eventual birth of the Mets.
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Carl Willey
Born: June 6, 1931
at Cherryfield, Maine
Died: July 21, 2009 at Ellsworth, Maine
Willey
Years with Mets: 1963 - 1965

57 games. 10 - 18, 3.29
128 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1964 Game Results
05/15 Mets 4, Giants 2 Bearnarth (W, 2-3)
05/16 Giants 6, Mets 4 Cisco (L, 1-3)
05/17 Giants 6, Mets 0 Jackson (L, 3-5)
05/17 Giants 1, Mets 0 Fisher (L, 1-2)
05/18 Mets 4, Giants 2 Cisco (W, 2-3)
05/29 Mets 4, Giants 2 Stallard (W, 3-6)
05/30 Mets 6, Giants 2 Fisher (W, 3-3)
05/31 Giants 5, Mets 3 Jackson (L, 3-7)
05/31 Giants 8, Mets 6 Cisco (L, 2-5)
06/29 Mets 4, Giants 3 Jackson (W, 4-10)
06/30 Giants 5, Mets 0 Cisco (L, 3-10)
08/04 Giants 4, Mets 3 Cisco (L, 4-12)
08/05 Giants 4, Mets 1 Fisher (L, 7-14)
09/01 Mets 4, Giants 1 Jackson (W, 9-13)
09/02 Giants 4, Mets 0 Stallard (L, 8-17)
09/03 Giants 3, Mets 1 Fisher (L, 9-16)
09/15 Giants 3, Mets 1 Cisco (L, 5-17)
09/16 Mets 4, Giants 0 Stallard (W, 10-18)
1964 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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