Ron Hunt

Ronald Kenneth Hunt
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 186 lbs.
Born: February 23, 1941 in St.Louis, MO
Signed: 1959 by the Milwaukee Braves
Acquired: purchased from the Braves, October 1962
Departed: traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers with Jim Hickman for Tommy Davis and Derrell Griffith, November 1966

 

Ron was the first Met ever elected to an All-Star team. Almost a decade later, he was hit by pitches 50 times in one season. It is believed that the two incidents are unrelated. The prototypical slap-hitter, he didn't hit any ball longer than a double for the entire last three years of his career. He's pictured here on a 1960s Dodgers postcard, and there are more cards shown below.

  

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BATTING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB      G   AB   R    H  2B 3B HR RBI   TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
1963 *METS*  143  533  64  145  28  4 10  42  211  5  4  50  40  13   8  6 .334 .396 .272
1964 *METS*  127  475  59  144  19  6  6  42  193  6  2  30  29  11   5  1 .357 .406 .303
1965 *METS*   57  196  21   47  12  1  1  10   64  2  7  19  14   6   6  1 .309 .327 .240
1966 *METS*  132  479  63  138  19  2  3  33  170  8 10  34  41  11  10  2 .356 .355 .288
1967 L A NL  110  388  44  102  17  3  3  33  134  2  1  24  39  10   3  2 .344 .345 .263
1968 S F NL  148  529  79  132  19  0  2  28  157  6  6  41  78  25  16  2 .371 .297 .250
1969 S F NL  128  478  72  125  23  3  3  41  163  9  2  47  51  25  12  3 .361 .341 .262
1970 S F NL  117  367  70  103  17  1  6  41  140  1  2  29  44  26   3  2 .394 .381 .281
1971 Mon NL  152  520  89  145  20  3  5  38  186  5  7  41  58  50   8  2 .402 .358 .279
1972 Mon NL  129  443  56  112  20  0  0  18  132  9  2  29  51  26  11  0 .363 .298 .253
1973 Mon NL  113  401  61  124  14  0  0  18  138 10  7  19  52  24   8  1 .418 .344 .309
1974 2teams  127  426  67  112  15  0  0  26  127  2  5  19  58  16  13  0 .372 .298 .263
METS TOTALS  459 1683 207  474  78 13 20 127  638 21 23 133 124  41  29 10 .344 .379 .282
OTHER CLUBS 1024 3552 538  955 145 10 19 243 1177 44 32 249 431 202  74 12 .378 .331 .269
CAREER TOTS 1483 5235 745 1429 223 23 39 370 1815 65 55 382 555 243 103 22 .368 .347 .273

Season highlighted in blue denotes he was selected Rounding Third's Mets Hitter of the Year

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB      G   AB   R    H  2B 3B HR RBI   TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
1974 Mon NL  115  403  66  118  15  0  0  26  123  2  5  17  55  14  13  0 .375 .305 .268
1974 StL NL   12   23   1    4   0  0  0   0    4  0  0   2   3   2   0  0 .321 .174 .174

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This is a list of the Ron Hunt cards that I already have in my collection. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to donate or trade them, contact me at Rounding Third.

 

1963 Topps

1964 Topps Giants

 

1963 Topps #558 (1963 Rookie Stars)

1964 Topps #235
1964 Topps Giants #6

1965 Topps #285
1965 Topps Embossed #35

1966 Topps #360

1967 Dodgers postcard
1967 Topps #525
1967 Topps Pin-Ups #31

1969 Topps #664

1970 Topps #276

1971 Topps #578

1972 Topps #110

1973 Topps #149

1974 Topps #275

1975 Topps #610

1978 TCMA The 1960's #0212

1990 Pacific Baseball Legends #84
1990 Target Dodgers #372

1991 WIZ Mets #193

1993 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes Triple Folders #70

1994 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes #33

2001 Upper Deck Decade 1970's Game-Used Bat #B-RH (game-used bat)
2001 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts #52
2001 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts Debut #D-RH (game-used bat)

Other Ron Hunt memorabilia in my collection: 

1964 Topps Coins #89
complete Montreal Expos ticket dated Friday, May 9, 2003

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