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Today is January 9

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New York Mets selected Rusty Tillman in 10th round of free agent draft on January 9, 1979.

New York Mets signed free agent Darren Bragg on January 9, 2001.

New York Mets signed free agent Joe DePastino on January 9, 2002.

Cleveland Indians signed Chin-lung Hu of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 9, 2012.

New York Mets signed free agent Ryan Cordell of the Chicago White Sox on January 9, 2020.

New York Mets signed free agent Johneshwy Fargas on January 9, 2020.

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Lenny rolls the dice: Unlikely heroes, Dykstra and Backman
New York Daily News, October 12, 1986
Lenny Dykstra and Wally Backman have sparked the Mets to a big win in Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Kevin Collins
Born: August 4, 1946
at Springfield, Mass.
Died: February 20, 2016 at Naples, Fla.
Collins
Years with Mets: 1965, 1967 - 1969

89 games. 2 hr, 15 rbi, 0.185
17 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1987 Game Results
04/14 Mets 7, Phillies 5 Darling (W, 1-0)
04/15 Mets 4, Phillies 1 Fernandez (W, 2-0)
04/16 Mets 9, Phillies 3 Aguilera (W, 1-0)
06/19 Mets 8, Phillies 1 Mitchell (W, 1-1)
06/20 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Gooden (W, 3-1)
06/21 Mets 8, Phillies 3 Fernandez (W, 9-3)
06/26 Phillies 5, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 9-4)
06/27 Mets 5, Phillies 4 Leach (W, 6-0)
06/28 Phillies 5, Mets 4 McDowell (L, 4-3)
08/03 Mets 3, Phillies 2 McDowell (W, 6-3)
08/04 Mets 5, Phillies 3 Gooden (W, 9-3)
08/05 Mets 13, Phillies 3 Mitchell (W, 3-3)
09/07 Phillies 5, Mets 3 Gooden (L, 13-5)
09/08 Mets 5, Phillies 2 Leach (W, 11-1)
09/09 Mets 11, Phillies 5 Aguilera (W, 8-2)
09/28 Mets 1, Phillies 0 Candelaria (W, 2-0)
09/29 Phillies 3, Mets 0 Cone (L, 5-6)
09/30 Phillies 4, Mets 3 Orosco (L, 3-9)
1987 totals: 13 wins, 5 losses



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