Jesse Gonder

Jesse Lemar Gonder
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: January 20, 1936 in Monticello, AR
Signed: 1955 by the Cincinnati Redlegs
Acquired: traded from the Cincinnati Reds for Charlie Neal and Sammy Taylor, July 1963
Departed: traded to the Milwaukee Braves for Gary Kolb, July 1965
Died: November 14, 2004 in Oakland, CA

Jesse did a capable job as the Mets' starting catcher for one season and parts of two others. This is his 1966 East Hills Shopping Center card—a relative rarity—and a couple of cards showing him with the Mets are pictured below.

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G  AB  R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1960 N Y AL   7   7  1   2  0  0  1   3   5  0  0   1  1   0   0  1 .333 .714 .286
1961 N Y AL  15  12  2   4  1  0  0   3   5  0  0   1  3   0   0  0 .467 .417 .333
1962 Cin NL   4   4  0   0  0  0  0   0   0  0  0   3  0   0   0  0 .000 .000 .000
1963 2teams  73 158 17  48  6  0  6  20  72  1  2  37  7   0   0  2 .329 .456 .304
1964 *METS* 131 341 28  92 11  1  7  35 126  0  0  65 29   2   0  2 .329 .370 .270
1965 2teams  84 158  8  33  6  0  5  14  54  0  0  29 15   0   0  1 .276 .342 .209
1966 Pit NL  59 160 13  36  3  1  7  16  62  0  0  39 12   2   0  0 .287 .388 .225
1967 Pit NL  22  36  4   5  1  0  0   3   6  0  0   9  5   2   2  0 .279 .167 .139
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METS TOTALS 226 572 46 155 19  1 14  59 218  1  2 110 46   2   0  5 .325 .381 .271
OTHER CLUBS 169 304 27  65  9  1 12  35 112  0  0  74 26   4   2  1 .284 .368 .214
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CAREER TOTS 395 876 73 220 28  2 26  94 330  1  2 184 72   6   2  6 .310 .377 .251

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G  AB  R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1963 Cin NL  31  32  5  10  2  0  3   5  21  0  0  12  1   0   0  0 .333 .656 .313
1963 *METS*  42 126 12  38  4  0  3  15  51  1  2  25  6   0   0  2 .328 .405 .302
1965 *METS*  53 105  6  25  4  0  4   9  41  0  0  20 11   0   0  1 .308 .390 .238
1965 Mil NL  31  53  2   8  2  0  1   5  13  0  0   9  4   0   0  0 .211 .245 .151

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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’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved.  Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1964 Topps	1965 Topps

1963 Topps #29a (1962 Rookie Stars; error)
1963 Topps #29b (1963 Rookie Stars; corrected)

1964 Topps #457

1965 Topps #423

1966 East Hills Shopping Center Pittsburgh Pirates

1967 Topps #301

1969 Topps #617

1976 SSPC 1963 Mets

1978 TCMA The 1960's #0122
1978 TCMA The 1960's #0238

1982 Renata Galasso 1961 World Champions: New York Yankees #12 (color)

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #143

Other Jesse Gonder memorabilia in my collection:

1964 Topps Coins #43

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