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Daniel Napoleon was born January 11, 1942, in Claysburg, Pennsylvania. The five-foot eleven right-handed hitter was raised outside of Southern New Jersey. Napoleon then played baseball at Central High School in Trenton, New Jersey. After attending Ryder University, he was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1964.  That year he hit .351 with 36 HRs and was named Rookie of the Year in the NY Penn League. He was scouted as a strong-armed outfielder with power. Mets Career:   In 1965 he made the Mets club out of Spring Training,  donning the uniform number 16 the same year Dwight Gooden was born.  Napoleon was mostly  used  as a pinch hitter & pinch runner in his rookie year. Napoleon made his début in the second game of the season as an 11th inning pinch hitter against the Houston Colt 45's.  Napoleon came to bat after Ron Swoboda had just hit a HR, he followed with a base hit & scored on Cleon Jones' base hit. T...

Michael Alan Pelfrey was born on January 14, 1984, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The six-foot seven right hander known as Big Pelf was a star pitcher at Wichita State University, hiring Scott Boras as his agent entering the 2005 draft. He was selected by the New York Mets in the 9th round & negotiated for six months before settling on a deal.   He began 2006 at A ball in St. Lucie, going 2-1 with a 1.64 ERA, moving up to AA with Binghamton where he went 4-2 with a 2.71 ERA.  Mets Career: He was called up to the Mets staff that July making his debut at Shea Stadium against the Florida Marlins on July 8th. He pitched five innings allowing three runs but got the win with the help of Jose Valentin’s grand slam HR.  On July 18th, in his second start Carlos Beltran’s grand slam helped him earn his second win & he became the first rookie to have grand slams hit for him in his first two games. Pelfrey allowed two runs in seven innings while striking ou...