Comments on: Don Cardwell

By: Mike Minetti

Mike Minetti — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:57:29 +0000

That 7 week run to close the 1969 season is just amazing to look at. After falling 10 back, the Mets close 38-11 to win by 8. The starters went 27-9 with a 1.99 ERA, allowing just 13 HR’s in 367 innings & Seaver closes the season with 8 straight complete game victories. Magical.

By: Mike Minetti

Mike Minetti — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:20:00 +0000

Even more amazing, the Mets scored a grand total of 19 runs in those 6 games & won them all!!

By: ali

ali — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:37:22 +0000

In 1969, from the mid-August (when the Mets were 10 games back) to the moment they clinched, Cardwell got 6 starts. He went 4-0 with a 0.80 ERA.

By: OscarAzocar

OscarAzocar — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:37:08 +0000

wboenig2’s post got me thinking and I found this.
Of Cardwell’s 52 career RBI ( http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/shareit/hpsc )
23 (44%) were either game tying or tie breaking. http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/shareit/eANx
http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/shareit/BTXA

By: wboenig2

wboenig2 — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:49:46 +0000

I don’t know if this counts as a “Don Cardwell story”, but on September 12, 1969, the Mets swept a doubleheader from the Pirates by identical scores of 1-0. In game 1, the only RBI came off the bat of (pitcher) Jerry Koosman. In game 2 the only RBI came off the bat of (pitcher) Don Cardwell.