Category: Mets Birthdays
Happy Birthday Willie Mays
1Happy Birthday to the "Say Hey Kid", Willie Mays, the greatest ballplayer in the history of MLB. By the time Willie returned to New York in 1972, he was a shell of former self. ...
READ MORE +Happy Birthday Bob Hendley
Bob Hendley was a fairly nondescript pitcher from the 1960s who started 13 games for the Mets in 1967, his final year in MLB. Hendley did have one brush with fame, though. On ...
READ MORE +Happy Birthday Tom Sturdivant
For a brief period, Tom Sturdivant was a dominant starting pitcher for the New York Yankees, going 32-14 from 1956-57 and helping the Bronx Bombers to the World Series in each ...
READ MORE +Happy Birthday Brian Giles
Before there was Brian Giles the on-base machine, there was Brian Giles the light-hitting second baseman for the New York Mets. Giles epitomized everything that was wrong with ...
READ MORE +Happy Birthday Blaine Beatty
Who? Born Gordon Blaine Beatty in 1964, Blaine Beatty pitched all of 7 games and 16 IP for the Mets -- 2 appearances in 1989 and another 5 in 1991. He was a lefthanded pitcher ...
READ MORE +Happy Birthday Duke Carmel
Duke Carmel is neither a candy bar nor a nemesis of cartoon superhero "Underdog". In actuality, New York native Leon James "Duke" Carmel was a Major League OF/1B who trudged ...
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