Dennis Bennett

Dennis John Bennett
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: October 5, 1939 in Oakland, CA
Signed: 1958 by the Philadelphia Phillies
Acquired: traded from the Boston Red Sox for Al Yates and cash, June 1967
Departed: purchased by the Chicago Cubs, May 1968
Died: March 23, 2012 in Klamath Falls, OR

Pitched for the Phillies in 1964, when they came up just short of the World Series with a disastrous finish. Was a member of the Red Sox' staff during their "Impossible Dream" season of 1967, but was traded to the lowly Mets before the season was over. When the Amazins' had their miracle season just two years later, Dennis was out of baseball. As Maxwell Smart would have said, "Missed it by that much." Pictured is Dennis' card from the 1978 TCMA set called The 1960's.

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PITCHING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G  GS CG    IP  W  L  PCT   H   R  ER  SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
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1962 Phi NL  31  24  7 174.2  9  9 .500 144  78  74 149  68   2  3  3.81
1963 Phi NL  23  16  6 119.1  9  5 .643 102  44  35  82  33   1  1  2.64
1964 Phi NL  41  32  7 208.0 12 14 .462 222  92  85 125  58   2  1  3.68
1965 Bos AL  34  18  3 141.2  5  7 .417 152  76  69  85  53   0  0  4.38
1966 Bos AL  16  13  0  75.0  3  3 .500  75  30  27  47  23   0  0 3.24
1967 2teams  21  17  4  96.0  5  4 .556 109  47  45  48  29   1  0  4.22
1968 Cal AL  16   7  1  48.1  0  5 .000  46  22  19  36  17   0  1  3.54
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METS TOTALS   8   6  0  26.1  1  1 .500  37  15  15  14   7   0  0  5.13
OTHER CLUBS 174 121 28 836.2 42 46 .477 813 374 339 558 274   6  6  3.65
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CAREER TOTS 182 127 28 863.0 43 47 .478 850 389 354 572 281   6  6  3.69

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G  GS CG    IP  W  L  PCT   H   R  ER  SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
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1967 Bos AL  13  11  4  69.2  4  3 .571  72  32  30  34  22   1  0  3.88
1967 *METS*   8   6  0  26.1  1  1 .500  37  15  15  14   7   0  0  5.13

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture. The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas. If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection. I am still accepting donations, should you feel so moved. Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1964 Topps

1963 Topps #56

1964 Topps #396

1965 Topps #147

1966 Topps #491

1967 Topps #206

1978 TCMA The 1960's #0093

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #31

2014 Topps Heritage 50th Anniversary Buybacks (1965 Topps #147)

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