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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

	Rain Postpones Met Debut; Try Again Tonight at St. Lou New York Daily News, April 11, 1962 The Mets' first game of their first season, scheduled to be played against the Cardinals in St. Louis, is rained out.

Randomly selected Met Player

Wally Backman Born: September 22, 1959 at Hillsboro, Ore.
Years with Mets: 1980 - 1988 765 games. 7 hr, 165 rbi, 0.283 359 runs, 106 stolen bases

Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds 1963 Game Results
04/16	Reds 7, Mets 4	Hook (L, 0-2)
04/17	Reds 5, Mets 0	Willey (L, 0-1)
05/10	Mets 3, Reds 2	Willey (W, 3-1)
05/11	Reds 4, Mets 2	Jackson (L, 3-3)
05/12	Reds 3, Mets 0	Cisco (L, 1-3)
05/12	Mets 13, Reds 12	Bearnarth (W, 1-0)
06/10	Mets 3, Reds 2	Stallard (W, 1-3)
06/11	Reds 8, Mets 3	Jackson (L, 5-6)
06/14	Mets 10, Reds 3	Willey (W, 5-5)
06/15	Mets 4, Reds 1	Stallard (W, 2-3)
06/16	Reds 11, Mets 5	Jackson (L, 5-7)
06/16	Reds 10, Mets 3	Craig (L, 2-10)
09/02	Mets 5, Reds 3	Jackson (W, 9-16)
09/02	Reds 1, Mets 0	Hook (L, 3-12)
09/03	Reds 5, Mets 0	Stallard (L, 6-13)
09/06	Mets 5, Reds 4	Jackson (W, 10-16)
09/07	Reds 4, Mets 2	Stallard (L, 6-14)
09/08	Mets 3, Reds 2	Hook (W, 4-12)
1963 totals: 8 wins, 10 losses