Duke Snider hits 400th
On June 14 1963 — Duke Snider hits his 400th career home run off Bob Purkey to highlight a 10 – 3 triumph by the New York Mets over the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field. The blast was Snider’s 11th of the season. He will hit 14 on the season. The “Duke of Flatbush” is elected to the Hall of Fame in 1980.
“This one felt pretty good.” Said, Snider. He sat in front of Casey Stengel’s desk discussing his first career home run. An inside-the-park home run off Curt Simmons and his first World Series home run off Allie Reynolds. At the time he was just the 8th player to reach 400.
