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Today is January 13

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New York Mets selected Frank Estrada in fifth round of free agent draft on January 13, 1971.

New York Mets selected Herm Winningham in first round (ninth pick overall) of free agent draft on January 13, 1981.

New York Mets selected Randy Milligan in first round (third pick overall) of free agent draft on January 13, 1981.

New York Mets traded Mike Davis to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Torrez on January 13, 1983.

Los Angeles Dodgers signed Lee Guetterman of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 13, 1993.

New York Mets signed free agent Bob MacDonald on January 13, 1996.

New York Mets signed free agent Masato Yoshii on January 13, 1998.

New York Mets signed free agent Ronny Cedeno of the Pittsburgh Pirates on January 13, 2012.

New York Mets signed free agent Dario Alvarez on January 13, 2013.

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01/13/2021
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Tug McGraw
Born: August 30, 1944
at Martinez, Cal.
Died: January 5, 2004 at Nashville, Tenn.
McGraw
Years with Mets: 1965 - 1967, 1969 - 1974

361 games. 47 - 55, 3.17
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All-Time Mets Leaders
Stolen Bases
1. Jose Reyes 408 Reyes
2. Mookie Wilson 281
3. Howard Johnson 202
4. David Wright 196
5. Darryl Strawberry 191
6. Lee Mazzilli 152 Wilson
7. Lenny Dykstra 116
8. Bud Harrelson 115
9. Wally Backman 106
10. Roger Cedeno 105



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