1962 New York Mets
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Record: 40-120, Finished 10th in National League (1962 NL)
Managed by Casey Stengel
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[edit] History, Comments, Contributions
The expansion New York Mets began play in 1962 and set records for futility. They lost their first nine games and were mathematically elimated from winning the pennant by early August. Starting pitchers Roger Craig and Al Jackson both lost twenty games, and no pitcher on their staff had a winning record. Hall of Famer Richie Ashburn hit. 306 with the club in his final major league season.
[edit] 1962 Opening Day Lineup
Richie Ashburn, cf
Felix Mantilla, ss
Charlie Neal, 2b
Frank Thomas, lf
Gus Bell, rf
Gil Hodges, 1b
Don Zimmer, 3b
Roger Craig, p
[edit] Awards and Honors
- All-Star Richie Ashburn
[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
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[edit] Other batters
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[edit] Starting pitchers
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[edit] Other pitchers
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[edit] Relief pitchers
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[edit] Further Reading
- Keith Olbermann: "The '62 Mets: Blame Weiss and Stengel", in The National Pastime - A Review of Baseball History, Society for American Baseball Research, Cleveland, OH, number 26 (May, 2006), pp. 23-25.
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