The Best Triples I Know (New York Mets)

It figures that we’re going to need to know a lot about triples this year. So I figured I’d “knowledge-up” and share my findings in this space.

The format is similar to the “Best Games I Know” blog posts, which require the Mets to win the game discussed in order for it to be listed.

The First (April 23, 1962)

The first Mets triple came in the first Mets win, a romp of the Pirates. Appropriately, the inaugural three-base hit came from a three-word named player, Bobby Gene Smith, a two-RBI shot to centerfield in the eighth inning that capped the scoring in a 9-1 victory.

True Metophiles know…Boby Gene Smith had a total of three hits (and three walks) for the Mets. His affinity for that number also comes through in the number of teams he played for in 1962, three (Cubs, Cardinals were the others). His Mets claim to fame is that he was the first player to wear the No. 16.