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Today is January 17

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New York Mets selected Roy Staiger in first round (24th pick overall) of free agent draft on January 17, 1970.

New York Mets selected Kevin Elster in second round of free agent draft on January 17, 1984.

New York Mets signed free agent Rafael Santana on January 17, 1984.

New York Mets traded Kelly Stinnett to the Milwaukee Brewers for Cory Lidle on January 17, 1996.

Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jeff D'Amico of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 17, 2003.

New York Mets signed free agent Chris Young of the San Diego Padres on January 17, 2011.

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Randomly selected Met Player

Tim Harkness
Born: December 23, 1937
at Lachine, Quebec, Canada
Harkness
Years with Mets: 1963, 1964

162 games. 12 hr, 54 rbi, 0.228
46 runs, 5 stolen bases


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1992 Game Results
04/28 Mets 4, Astros 0 Cone (W, 2-1)
04/29 Mets 1, Astros 0 Saberhagen (W, 1-2)
04/30 Mets 4, Astros 3 Innis (W, 3-1)
05/04 Mets 5, Astros 1 Saberhagen (W, 2-2)
05/05 Astros 5, Mets 4 Fernandez (L, 1-3)
07/04 Mets 5, Astros 3 Gooden (W, 6-7)
07/04 Astros 3, Mets 1 Young (L, 2-9)
07/05 Astros 2, Mets 0 Innis (L, 4-5)
07/09 Astros 4, Mets 0 Gooden (L, 6-8)
07/10 Mets 7, Astros 6 Innis (W, 5-5)
07/11 Mets 8, Astros 2 Cone (W, 9-4)
07/12 Astros 3, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 7-8)
1992 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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