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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

Bud Harrelson Born: June 6, 1944 at Niles, Cal. Died: January 10, 2024 at East Northport, N.Y.
Years with Mets: 1965 - 1977 1322 games. 6 hr, 242 rbi, 0.234 490 runs, 115 stolen bases

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1969
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Montreal Expos	13	5	0	.722
Philadelphia Phillies	12	6	0	.667
St. Louis Cardinals	12	6	0	.667
San Diego Padres	11	1	0	.917
Chicago Cubs	10	8	0	.556
Pittsburgh Pirates	10	8	0	.556
Los Angeles Dodgers	8	4	0	.667
San Francisco Giants	8	4	0	.667
Atlanta Braves	8	4	0	.667
Cincinnati Reds	6	6	0	.500
Houston Astros	2	10	0	.167