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Latest Release from The Ultimate Mets Scrapbook:
Eighteen Obituaries
Released January 6, 2025
Obituaries for Ed Kranepool, Jerry Grote, Willie Mays, Frank Thomas, Roger Craig, Joe Christopher, Pat Zachry, Jim McAndrew, Whitey Herzog, Ron Hodges, Lenny Randle, Mike Cubbage, Jesus Alou, Eddie Bressoud, Dave Hillman, Joe Hicks, Wayne Graham, and last but also first, the original original Met, Hobie Landrith.

This Date in Mets History

Today is January 16

Born on this date:

Ron Herbel (1938)
Dave Jauss (1957)

Died on this date:

Tom Hausman (2019)
Frank Thomas (2023)

Transactions:
New York Mets traded Billy Beane, Bill Latham and Joe Klink to the Minnesota Twins for Tim Teufel and Pat Crosby on January 16, 1986.

New York Mets traded Ronn Reynolds and Jeff Bittiger to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ronnie Gideon and Rodger Cole on January 16, 1986.

Minnesota Twins signed Randy Niemann of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 16, 1987.

New York Mets signed free agent Pedro Astacio of the Houston Astros on January 16, 2002.

New York Mets signed free agent Jorge Sosa of the St. Louis Cardinals on January 16, 2007.

New York Mets signed free agent Scott Schoeneweis of the Cincinnati Reds on January 16, 2007.

New York Mets signed free agent Casey Fossum of the Detroit Tigers on January 16, 2009.

New York Mets signed free agent Adam Wilk on January 16, 2017.

New York Mets signed free agent Jay Bruce of the Cleveland Indians on January 16, 2018.

New York Mets signed free agent Jed Lowrie of the Oakland Athletics on January 16, 2019.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

	Lenny rolls the dice: Unlikely heroes, Dykstra and Backman New York Daily News, October 12, 1986 Lenny Dykstra and Wally Backman have sparked the Mets to a big win in Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Aaron Harang Born: May 9, 1978 at San Diego, Cal.
Years with Mets: 2013 4 games. 0 - 1, 3.52 26 strikeouts, 0 saves

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1990
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	12	6	0	.667
Philadelphia Phillies	10	8	0	.556
Pittsburgh Pirates	10	8	0	.556
Montreal Expos	10	8	0	.556
Chicago Cubs	9	9	0	.500
Atlanta Braves	8	4	0	.667
Houston Astros	7	5	0	.583
Los Angeles Dodgers	7	5	0	.583
San Francisco Giants	7	5	0	.583
Cincinnati Reds	6	6	0	.500
San Diego Padres	5	7	0	.417