National League Standings, September 29, 1963
METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE SEPTEMBER 29, 1963 GAME:
Feat Fan
March 17, 2004
This marked the last game of the 1963 season as well as rookie John Paciorek's big league debut. The older brother of Tom Paciorek, John went 3- for-3 but never returned to the majors, retiring with a 1.000 batting average. He has the most hits of any player who never made an out.
Stan
July 25, 2005
The last game ever for Grover Powell. Too bad!
NYB Buff
June 21, 2022
A few interesting things came about on the Houston side of this season closer. In his first and only major league game, John Paciorek collected three singles and drew two walks in five plate appearances. This gave him marks of 1.000 for batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage for his one-day career. Paciorek also had four runs scored.
Another noteworthy fact is that the Colt .45s' winning pitcher was Jim Umbricht in his last career game. Umbricht was suffering from cancer at the time and passed away just before the next season began.
For the Mets, Larry Bearnarth was more productive at bat than on the mound. He gave up seven runs on six hits in 3+ innings for the loss, but also had a two-run single and hit the only triple of his career.
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