I dug this article about the ’64 Mets (called Forgive Me 1964 Mets) from which I excerpt.
A friend of mine, in a precocious manner for an eight-year-old, asked me, “How can you like the Mets? They don’t even have anybody who used to be good.”
I didn’t have a ready answer.
The Mets were undeniably bad. A .246 team batting average. A team ERA of 4.25. A win-loss record of 53-109.
Starters Jack Fischer, Al Jackson, Galen Cisco and Tracy Stallard each lost 16 games or more. Former wunderkind Ed Kranepool batted .257, accompanied by a meager 10 home runs and 45 RBI. Ron Hunt did finish among the leaders in being hit by pitches.
Read the rest here.
www.metspolice.com
