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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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	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

Charley Smith Born: September 15, 1937 at Charleston, S.C. Died: November 29, 1994 at Reno, Nev.
Years with Mets: 1964, 1965 262 games. 36 hr, 120 rbi, 0.242 93 runs, 4 stolen bases

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2006
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Washington Nationals	12	6	0	.667
Florida Marlins	11	8	0	.579
Philadelphia Phillies	11	8	0	.579
Atlanta Braves	11	7	0	.611
Arizona Diamondbacks	6	1	0	.857
San Diego Padres	5	2	0	.714
Colorado Rockies	5	1	0	.833
Pittsburgh Pirates	5	4	0	.556
St. Louis Cardinals	4	2	0	.667
Los Angeles Dodgers	4	3	0	.571
Houston Astros	4	2	0	.667
Cincinnati Reds	4	3	0	.571
San Francisco Giants	3	3	0	.500
Chicago Cubs	3	3	0	.500
New York Yankees	3	3	0	.500
Milwaukee Brewers	3	3	0	.500
Toronto Blue Jays	2	1	0	.667
Baltimore Orioles	1	2	0	.333
Boston Red Sox	0	3	0	.000