Dennis Ribant

Dennis Joseph Ribant
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: September 20, 1941 in Detroit, MI
Signed: 1961 by the Milwaukee Braves
Acquired: traded from the Braves with cash for Frank Lary, August 1964
Departed: traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates with Gary Kolb for Don Bosch and Don Cardwell, December 1966
Died: April 24, 2023 in CA

 

In 1966, Dennis had what was arguably the best season ever for a Met pitcher up to that point, with his 11-9 record and 3.20 ERA. Of course, Tom Seaver appeared in New York in 1967, and they started rewriting the record books. Denny is pictured on this card with the expansion Kansas City Royals (for whom he never actually appeared) on 1969 Topps. A card from his triumphant 1966 season is shown below, along with another.

  

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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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1964 *METS*  14  7  1  57.2  1  5 .167  65  35  33  35   9   1  1  5.15
1965 *METS*  19  1  0  35.1  1  3 .250  29  16  15  13   6   0  3  3.82
1966 *METS*  39 26 10 188.1 11  9 .550 184  78  67  84  40   1  3  3.20
1967 Pit NL  38 22  2 172.0  9  8 .529 186  78  78  75  40   0  0  4.08
1968 2teams  31  0  0  55.2  2  4 .333  62  31  27  27  27   0  2  4.37
1969 2teams   8  0  0   9.2  0  0 ----  10   7   3   7   4   0  0  2.79
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METS TOTALS  72 34 11 281.1 13 17 .433 278 129 115 132  55   2  7  3.68
OTHER CLUBS  77 22  2 237.1 11 12 .478 258 116 108 109  71   0  2  4.10
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CAREER TOTS 149 56 13 518.2 24 29 .453 536 245 223 241 126   2  9  3.87

season highlighted in blue denotes he was selected Rounding Third's Mets Pitcher of the Year

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG    IP  W  L  PCT   H   R  ER  SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
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1968 Det AL  14  0  0  24.1  2  2 .500  20   7   6   7  10   0  1  2.22
1968 Chi AL  17  0  0  31.1  0  2 .000  42  24  21  20  17   0  1  6.03
1969 StL NL   1  0  0   1.1  0  0 ----   4   2   2   0   1   0  0 13.50
1969 Cin NL   7  0  0   8.1  0  0 ----   6   5   1   7   3   0  0  1.08

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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.

1966 Topps

1967 Topps

1965 Topps #73

1966 Topps #241

1967 Topps #527

1968 Topps #326

1969 Topps #463

1981 TCMA The 1960's #443

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #330

Other Dennis Ribant memorabilia in my collection:

autographed 3 x 5 index card

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autographed index card

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