Jay Hook Notable

b. November 18, 1936 · Cincinnati Redlegs 1957–1959, Cincinnati Reds 1960–1961, New York Mets 1962–1964

Jay Hook played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Redlegs in 1957 and closing with the New York Mets in 1964.

He went 29 and 62 with a 5.23 earned run average, pitching 752.7 innings in 160 games. He struck out 394, completed 30 of his 112 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 166 games he batted .151, with 34 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 1 double.

He was born in Waukegan, IL, USA on November 18, 1936. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1957	CIN	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1958	CIN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1959	CIN	19	24	2	3	0	1	1	9	.125
1960	CIN	36	72	3	6	0	3	7	24	.083
1961	CIN	22	15	1	2	0	0	0	5	.133
1962	NYM	41	69	6	14	0	5	8	24	.203
1963	NYM	41	38	4	9	1	1	2	13	.237
1964	NYM	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Career	—	166	225	16	34	1	10	18	77	.151

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1957	CIN	0	1	3	2	0	10.0	6	5	8	6	4.50
1958	CIN	0	1	1	1	0	3.0	3	4	2	5	12.00
1959	CIN	5	5	17	15	0	79.0	79	45	39	37	5.13
1960	CIN	11	18	36	33	0	222.0	222	111	73	103	4.50
1961	CIN	1	3	22	5	0	62.2	83	54	22	36	7.76
1962	NYM	8	19	37	34	0	213.2	230	115	71	113	4.84
1963	NYM	4	14	41	20	1	152.2	168	93	53	89	5.48
1964	NYM	0	1	3	2	0	9.2	17	10	7	5	9.31
Career	—	29	62	160	112	1	752.2	808	437	275	394	5.23

On this day & linked events

1936

Born November 18, 1936

Waukegan, IL, USA

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