Ron Hunt Notable

b. February 23, 1941 · New York Mets 1963–1966, Los Angeles Dodgers 1967, San Francisco Giants 1968–1970, Montreal Expos 1971–1974, St. Louis Cardinals 1974

Ron Hunt played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the New York Mets in 1963 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1974.

Across 1,483 games he batted .273, with 1,429 hits and 745 runs. He finished with 39 home runs, 223 doubles, 555 walks and 65 stolen bases.

He played 1,260 games at second base, with 3,512 assists and 156 errors. He turned 685 double plays. He also played 158 games at third base.

He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1964 and 1966.

He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on February 23, 1941. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1964, 1966
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1964

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1963	NYM	143	533	64	145	28	4	10	42	40	50	5	.272
1964	NYM	127	475	59	144	19	6	6	42	29	30	6	.303
1965	NYM	57	196	21	47	12	1	1	10	14	19	2	.240
1966	NYM	132	479	63	138	19	2	3	33	41	34	8	.288
1967	LAD	110	388	44	102	17	3	3	33	39	24	2	.263
1968	SFG	148	529	79	132	19	0	2	28	78	41	6	.250
1969	SFG	128	478	72	125	23	3	3	41	51	47	9	.262
1970	SFG	117	367	70	103	17	1	6	41	44	29	1	.281
1971	MON	152	520	89	145	20	3	5	38	58	41	5	.279
1972	MON	129	443	56	112	20	0	0	18	51	29	9	.253
1973	MON	113	401	61	124	14	0	0	18	52	19	10	.309
1974	MON/STL	127	426	67	112	15	0	0	26	58	19	2	.263
Career	—	1483	5235	745	1429	223	23	39	370	555	382	65	.273

On this day & linked events

1941

Born February 23, 1941

St. Louis, MO, USA

1963

Major-league debut: Ron Hunt

Ron Hunt made a major-league debut on April 16, 1963.

1974

Final major-league game: Ron Hunt

Ron Hunt played a final major-league game on September 28, 1974.

Image: New York Mets, public domain