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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 20

Born on this date:

Died on this date:

Ron Herbel (2000)
Vern Ruhle (2007)

Transactions:
New York Mets signed free agent Karim Garcia of the New York Yankees on January 20, 2004.

New York Mets signed free agent Jose Parra on January 20, 2004.

New York Mets signed free agent Rene Rivera on January 20, 2008.

New York Mets signed free agent Tom Martin on January 20, 2009.

New York Mets signed free agent Cory Sullivan of the Colorado Rockies on January 20, 2009.

Houston Astros signed Cory Sullivan of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 20, 2010.

New York Mets signed free agent Scott Hairston of the San Diego Padres on January 20, 2011.

New York Mets signed free agent Rafael Montero on January 20, 2011.

Oakland Athletics signed Alejandro De Aza of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 20, 2017.

Toronto Blue Jays signed Joe Panik of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 20, 2020.

Toronto Blue Jays signed Ruben Tejada of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 20, 2020.

Newspaper Covers

01/20/2021

Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

	Johnny Murphy: He Built Winner on Faith, Trust New York Daily News, January 16, 1970 Obituary for Mets GM Johnny Murphy, who assembled the 1969 World Champs.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Felix Mantilla Born: July 29, 1934 at Isabela, P.R. Died: January 10, 2025
Years with Mets: 1962 141 games. 11 hr, 59 rbi, 0.275 54 runs, 3 stolen bases

Mets vs. Montreal Expos 2004 Game Results
04/09	Mets 3, Expos 2	Weathers (W, 1-0)
04/10	Expos 1, Mets 0	Seo (L, 0-1)
04/11	Mets 4, Expos 1	Glavine (W, 2-0)
04/19	Mets 4, Expos 1	Yates (W, 1-1)
04/20	Expos 2, Mets 1	Weathers (L, 1-1)
04/21	Expos 2, Mets 1	Glavine (L, 2-1)
04/22	Mets 3, Expos 2	Trachsel (W, 2-2)
07/21	Mets 5, Expos 4	Moreno (W, 3-1)
07/22	Expos 4, Mets 1	Franco (L, 2-7)
07/26	Expos 19, Mets 10	Erickson (L, 0-1)
07/27	Mets 4, Expos 2	Glavine (W, 8-8)
07/28	Expos 7, Mets 4	Seo (L, 4-7)
07/29	Mets 10, Expos 1	Leiter (W, 7-3)
09/21	Expos 6, Mets 1	Leiter (L, 9-8)
09/22	Mets 3, Expos 2	Fortunato (W, 1-0)
09/23	Mets 4, Expos 2	Glavine (W, 10-13)
10/01	Expos 4, Mets 2	Feliciano (L, 1-1)
10/02	Expos 6, Mets 3	Looper (L, 2-5)
10/03	Mets 8, Expos 1	Glavine (W, 11-14)
2004 totals: 10 wins, 9 losses