The New York Mets Hall of Records: Jim Hickman

Jim Hickman

James Lucius "Gentleman Jim" Hickman
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: May 10, 1937 in Henning, TN
Signed: 1956 by the St. Louis Cardinals
Acquired: via the Expansion Draft from the Cardinals, October 1961
Departed: traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers with Ron Hunt for Tommy Davis and Derrell Griffith, November 1966
Died: June 25, 2016 in Henning, TN

The Mets had high hopes invested in Jim after he led the club in triples, homers, and slugging in only his second season, but he wasn't able to capitalize on that investment. He did have one outstanding season for the Cubs seven years later, though, with 32 homers, 115 runs batted in, and a .315 average. He's pictured here on an autographed 1969 Topps card, and three more pieces are pictured 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
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1962 *METS* 140 392 54   96 18 2 13 46 157 4 4 96 47   3   7 3 .328 .401 .245
1963 *METS* 146 494 53 113 21 6 17 51 197 0 5 120 44   1   3 4 .291 .399 .229
1964 *METS* 139 409 48 105 14 1 11 57 154 0 1 90 36   2   0 1 .319 .377 .257
1965 *METS* 141 369 32   87 18 0 15 40 150 3 1 76 27   2   1 1 .291 .407 .236
1966 *METS*   58 160 15   38   7 0   4 16   57 2 1 34 13   1   0 0 .299 .356 .238
1967 L A NL   65   98   7   16   6 1   0 10   24 1 1 28 14   0   2 0 .268 .245 .163
1968 Chi NL   75 188 22   42   6 3   5 23   69 1 1 38 18   1   3 3 .290 .367 .223
1969 Chi NL 134 338 38   80 11 2 21 54 158 2 1 74 47   0   0 4 .326 .467 .237
1970 Chi NL 149 514 102 162 33 4 32 115 299 0 1 99 93   1   2 3 .419 .582 .315
1971 Chi NL 117 383 50   98 13 2 19 60 172 0 1 61 50   3   3 5 .342 .449 .256
1972 Chi NL 115 368 65 100 15 2 17 64 170 3 1 64 52   2   2 1 .364 .462 .272
1973 Chi NL   92 201 27   49   1 2   3 20   63 1 1 42 42   0   2 4 .368 .313 .244
1974 StL NL   50   60   5   16   0 0   2   4   22 0 0 10   8   0   0 0 .353 .367 .267
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METS TOTALS 624 1824 202 439 78 9 60 210 715 9 12 416 167   9 11 9 .306 .392 .241
OTHER CLUBS 797 2150 316 563 85 16 99 350 977 8 7 416 324   7 14 20 .357 .454 .262
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CAREER TOTS 1421 3974 518 1002 163 25 159 560 1692 17 19 832 491 16 25 29 .335 .426 .252

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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.