Jack Hamilton
Jack Edwin Hamilton
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: December 25, 1938 in Burlington, IA
Signed: 1957 by the St. Louis Cardinals
Acquired: purchased from the Detroit Tigers, October 1965
Departed: traded to the California Angels for Nick Willhite,
June 1967
Died: February 22, 2018 in Branson, MO
Jack led the Mets in appearances and saves
in 1966. He is shown here fresh from that success on his 1967 Topps card.
Unfortunately, the event for which he is probably most remembered is that he
was the pitcher who delivered the fastball that struck Tony Conigliaro in his
face in 1967 and derailed what might have been a Hall-of-Fame career. Another Jack Hamilton piece is pictured
below—a postcard from Jack's nightclub called "The Pzazz," which he
operated in Branson, Missouri. He
retired from the restaurant business in 2012 after he was diagnosed with
Parkinson's Disease, which makes him a brother-in-arms to this website's
host. He died in Branson in early 2018.
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PITCHING RECORD (team-leading
totals in red) YEAR CLUB G GS
CG IP W L PCT H
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SPLIT SEASONS YEAR CLUB G GS
CG IP W L PCT H
R ER SO BB ShO SV
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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.
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Pzazz Postcard |
1963 Topps #132
1965 Topps #288
1966 Topps #262
1967 Topps #2
1968 O-Pee-Chee
#193
1968 Topps #193
1969 Topps #629
1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #157
Other Jack Hamilton memorabilia in my
collection:
1967 Coca-Cola bottle cap #V35
postcard from Jack's Branson, Missouri club "The Pzazz"
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