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Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 241 of 1252 players

James Wesley Hook
Born: November 18, 1936 at Waukegan, Ill.
Throws: Right Bats: Left
Height: 6.02 Weight: 185

Jay Hook was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on November 18, 2005, June 4, 2020, November 28, 2020, May 8, 2024, and October 10, 2024.

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First Mets game: April 17, 1962
Last Mets game: May 3, 1964

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Cincinnati Reds 1957 - 1961

Drafted from Cincinnati Reds by Mets on October 10, 1961.

Traded by the New York Mets to the Milwaukee Braves with Adrian Garrett in exchange for Roy McMillan on May 8, 1964.

Established a Mets season record for Runs Allowed in 1962 with 137.
Established a Mets season record for Games Started in 1962 with 34. Tied by Al Jackson in 1963 and by Tracy Stallard in 1964 and by Jack Fisher in 1964. Broken by Jack Fisher in 1965 with 36.
Tied Mets season record of 13 Complete Games in 1962. Record was previously set by Roger Craig in 1962. Broken by Roger Craig in 1963 with 14.

Click the icon to see a graph of Jay Hook's batting, slugging, and on base percentages

Batting Record with New York Mets

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1962 41 69 6 14 0 0 0 5 8 0 24 0 0 0 6 0 14 .203 .203 .286

1963 41 38 4 9 1 0 0 1 2 0 13 0 0 0 2 1 10 .237 .263 .268

1964 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

3 years 85 110 10 23 1 0 0 6 10 0 38 0 0 0 8 1 24 .209 .218 .273

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