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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

Lance Johnson Born: July 6, 1963 at Cincinnati, O.
Years with Mets: 1996, 1997 232 games. 10 hr, 93 rbi, 0.326 160 runs, 65 stolen bases

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2013
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Philadelphia Phillies	10	9	0	.526
Atlanta Braves	9	10	0	.474
Miami Marlins	8	11	0	.421
Washington Nationals	7	12	0	.368
San Francisco Giants	4	2	0	.667
San Diego Padres	4	3	0	.571
Colorado Rockies	4	3	0	.571
New York Yankees	4	0	0	1.000
Arizona Diamondbacks	4	3	0	.571
Milwaukee Brewers	3	4	0	.429
Minnesota Twins	3	0	0	1.000
Chicago Cubs	3	3	0	.500
Pittsburgh Pirates	2	5	0	.286
St. Louis Cardinals	2	5	0	.286
Cincinnati Reds	2	4	0	.333
Chicago White Sox	2	2	0	.500
Los Angeles Dodgers	1	5	0	.167
Kansas City Royals	1	2	0	.333
Cleveland Indians	1	2	0	.333
Detroit Tigers	0	3	0	.000