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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 6

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New York Mets traded Gary Kroll to the Houston Astros for John Weekly on January 6, 1966.

New York Mets signed free agent Braden Looper of the Florida Marlins on January 6, 2004.

New York Mets traded Vance Wilson to the Detroit Tigers for Anderson Hernandez on January 6, 2005.

Tampa Bay Rays signed Mike DiFelice of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 6, 2008.

Cleveland Indians signed Scott Atchison of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 6, 2014.

New York Mets signed free agent Taylor Teagarden of the Baltimore Orioles on January 6, 2014.

Washington Nationals signed Daniel Murphy of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 6, 2016.

New York Mets traded Scott Manea, Luis Santana and Ross Adolph to the Houston Astros for J.D. Davis and Cody Bohanek on January 6, 2019.

New York Mets traded Kevin Plawecki to the Cleveland Indians for Walker Lockett and Sam Haggerty on January 6, 2019.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

	Tommie Agee, Star in '69 Series, Dies Newsday, January 23, 2001 Marty Noble's obituary of Mets centerfielder Tommie Agee.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Johnny Lewis Born: August 10, 1939 at Greenville, Ala. Died: July 28, 2018 at Pensacola, Fla.
Years with Mets: 1965 - 1967 226 games. 20 hr, 67 rbi, 0.226 87 runs, 6 stolen bases

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2008
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Washington Nationals	12	6	0	.667
Philadelphia Phillies	11	7	0	.611
Florida Marlins	10	8	0	.556
Atlanta Braves	7	11	0	.389
Colorado Rockies	6	3	0	.667
San Francisco Giants	5	1	0	.833
Cincinnati Reds	4	3	0	.571
Milwaukee Brewers	4	2	0	.667
New York Yankees	4	2	0	.667
St. Louis Cardinals	4	3	0	.571
Pittsburgh Pirates	4	3	0	.571
Los Angeles Dodgers	4	3	0	.571
Arizona Diamondbacks	3	3	0	.500
San Diego Padres	2	5	0	.286
Houston Astros	2	5	0	.286
Los Angeles Angels	2	1	0	.667
Texas Rangers	2	1	0	.667
Chicago Cubs	2	4	0	.333
Seattle Mariners	1	2	0	.333