The New York Mets Hall of Records: Joe Sambito

Joe Sambito

Joseph Charles Sambito
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: June 28, 1952 in Brooklyn, NY
Drafted: 17th round 1973 by the Houston Astros
Acquired: as a free agent, April 1985
Departed: released, August 1985

Joe was one of the really superb relievers in the National League up to the point of a disabling arm injury in 1982. In the three-plus seasons immediately before his long stint on the disabled list, he compiled a composite earned run average of 1.88! He attempted to come back, but was not the same pitcher afterwards. I include this scan (from 1985 Topps Traded) just to prove that he did in fact pitch for the Mets. A few more cards from happier days with the Astros are shown below.

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PITCHING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG    IP W L   PCT   H   R ER SO BB ShO SV   ERA
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1976 Hou NL 20 4 1 53.1 3 2 .600 45 21 21 26 14   1 1 3.54
1977 Hou NL 54 1 0 89.0 5 5 .500 77 34 23 67 24   0 7 2.33
1978 Hou NL 62 0 0 88.0 4 9 .308 85 32 30 96 32   0 11 3.07
1979 Hou NL 63 0 0 91.1 8 7 .533 80 20 18 83 23   0 22 1.77
1980 Hou NL 64 0 0 90.1 8 4 .667 65 26 22 75 22   0 17 2.19
1981 Hou NL 49 0 0 63.2 5 5 .500 43 17 13 41 22   0 10 1.84
1982 Hou NL   9 0 0 12.2 0 0 ----   7   2   1   7   2   0 4 0.71
1984 Hou NL 32 0 0 47.2 0 0 ---- 39 16 16 26 16   0 0 3.02
1985 *METS*   8 0 0 10.2 0 0 ---- 21 18 15   3   8   0 0 12.66
1986 Bos AL 53 0 0 44.2 2 0 1.000 54 26 24 30 16   0 12 4.84
1987 Bos AL 47 0 0 37.2 2 6 .250 46 29 29 35 16   0 0 6.93
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METS TOTALS   8 0 0 10.2 0 0 ---- 21 18 15   3   8   0 0 12.66
OTHER CLUBS 453 5 1 618.1 37 38 .493 541 223 197 486 187   1 84 2.87
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CAREER TOTS 461 5 1 629.0 37 38 .493 562 241 212 489 195   1 84 3.03

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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 am still accepting donations, should you feel so moved. Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.