Willard Hunter

Willard Mitchell "Hawk" Hunter
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: March 8, 1934 in Newark, NJ
Signed: 1955 by the Brooklyn Dodgers
Acquired: sent by the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete an earlier deal, May 1962; the Dodgers had traded Charlie Neal and a player to be named later (Hunter) for Lee Walls and cash

After his first major-league appearance with the Dodgers (10 runs in 2 innings), Bill may have thought he would not get a second chance! But he did pitch two years with the Mets, and led the club in saves in 1964. He's pictured here on a 1982 Renata Galasso card.

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PITCHING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB    G GS CG    IP  W  L  PCT   H  R ER SO BB ShO SV   ERA
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1962 2teams 28  6  1  65.0  1  6 .143  73 51 48 41 38   0  0  6.65
1964 *METS* 41  0  0  49.0  3  3 .500  54 25 24 22  9   0  5  4.41
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METS TOTALS 68  6  1 112.0  4  9 .308 121 66 63 62 43   0  5  5.06
OTHER CLUBS  1  0  0   2.0  0  0 ----   6 10  9  1  4   0  0 40.50
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CAREER TOTS 69  6  1 114.0  4  9 .308 127 76 72 63 47   0  5  5.68

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB    G GS CG    IP  W  L  PCT   H  R ER SO BB ShO SV   ERA
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1962 L A NL  1  0  0   2.0  0  0 ----   6 10  9  1  4   0  0 40.50
1962 *METS* 27  6  1  63.0  1  6 .143  67 41 39 40 34   0  0  5.57

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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.

1982 Renata Galasso 20 Years of New York Met Baseball #21

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #194

Other Willard Hunter memorabilia in my collection:

autographed 3 x 5 index card

autographed index card

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