The New York Mets Hall of Records: Joe Pignatano

Joe Pignatano

Joseph Benjamin Pignatano
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: August 4, 1929 in Brooklyn, NY
Signed: 1948 by the Brooklyn Dodgers
Acquired: purchased from the San Francisco Giants, July 1962
Died: May 23, 2022 in Naples FL

Piggy ended his playing career with the '62 Mets, and later was a coach on the '69 World Champions. On the final at-bat of his career, on the last day of the 1962 season, he hit into a triple play! He's shown here on 1959 Topps, and below on a 1962 Shirriff coin as well as another card.

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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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1957 Bro NL   8 14 0   3 1 0 0   1   4 0 0   5 0   0   1 0 .214 .286 .214
1958 L A NL 63 142 18 31 4 0 9 17 62 4 1 26 16   2   3 0 .306 .437 .218
1959 L A NL 52 139 17 33 4  1 1 11 42 1 0 15 21   2   4 0 .346 .302 .237
1960 L A NL 58 90 11 21 4 0 2   9 31 1 1 17 15   0   1 0 .343 .344 .233
1961 K C AL 92 243 31 59 10 3 4 22 87 2 2 42 36   4   7 2 .347 .358 .243
1962 2teams 34 61 4 14 2 0 0   2 16 0 0 11 6   0   0 0 .299 .262 .230
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METS TOTALS 27 56 2 13 2 0 0   2 15 0 0 11 2   0   0 0 .259 .268 .232
OTHER CLUBS 280 633 79 148 23 4 16 60 227 8 4 105 92   8 16 2 .337 .359 .234
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CAREER TOTS 307 689 81 161 25 4 16 62 242 8 4 116 94   8 16 2 .332 .351 .234

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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1962 S F NL   7   5 2   1 0 0 0   0   1 0 0   0 4   0   0 0 .556 .200 .200
1962 *METS* 27 56 2 13 2 0 0   2 15 0 0 11 2   0   0 0 .259 .268 .232

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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.