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New York Mets selected Roy Staiger in first round (24th pick overall) of free agent draft on January 17, 1970.

New York Mets selected Kevin Elster in second round of free agent draft on January 17, 1984.

New York Mets signed free agent Rafael Santana on January 17, 1984.

New York Mets traded Kelly Stinnett to the Milwaukee Brewers for Cory Lidle on January 17, 1996.

Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jeff D'Amico of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 17, 2003.

New York Mets signed free agent Chris Young of the San Diego Padres on January 17, 2011.

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Danny Frisella
Born: March 4, 1946
at San Francisco, Cal.
Died: January 1, 1977 at Phoenix, Ariz.
Frisella
Years with Mets: 1967 - 1972

158 games. 24 - 26, 3.08
296 strikeouts, 22 saves


Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1998 Game Results
05/07 Mets 4, Cardinals 1 Yoshii (W, 2-1)
05/08 Mets 9, Cardinals 2 Reed (W, 3-2)
08/10 Mets 4, Cardinals 2 Leiter (W, 11-4)
08/11 Mets 8, Cardinals 3 Jones (W, 8-7)
08/12 Cardinals 5, Mets 4 Franco (L, 0-7)
08/20 Cardinals 2, Mets 0 Blair (L, 0-1)
08/20 Mets 5, Cardinals 4 Reed (W, 15-7)
08/21 Cardinals 10, Mets 5 Nomo (L, 3-4)
08/21 Mets 1, Cardinals 0 Reynoso (W, 5-0)
1998 totals: 6 wins, 3 losses



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