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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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Randomly selected Met Player

Amos Otis Born: April 26, 1947 at Mobile, Ala.
Years with Mets: 1967, 1969 67 games. 0 hr, 5 rbi, 0.178 12 runs, 1 stolen bases

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2015
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Philadelphia Phillies	14	5	0	.737
Washington Nationals	11	8	0	.579
Miami Marlins	11	8	0	.579
Atlanta Braves	11	8	0	.579
Colorado Rockies	7	0	0	1.000
Cincinnati Reds	7	0	0	1.000
Arizona Diamondbacks	5	2	0	.714
Los Angeles Dodgers	4	3	0	.571
San Francisco Giants	3	3	0	.500
St. Louis Cardinals	3	4	0	.429
Baltimore Orioles	3	1	0	.750
Milwaukee Brewers	3	3	0	.500
San Diego Padres	2	4	0	.333
New York Yankees	2	4	0	.333
Toronto Blue Jays	2	2	0	.500
Boston Red Sox	1	2	0	.333
Tampa Bay Rays	1	2	0	.333
Pittsburgh Pirates	0	6	0	.000
Chicago Cubs	0	7	0	.000