Craig Anderson Stats & Facts
Craig Anderson Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 74 Weight: 205 Born: Friday, July 01, 1938 in Washington, DC USA Died: in , Debut: 6/23/1961 Last Game: 5/31/1964 Full Name: Norman Craig Anderson
In the Polo Grounds’ final game, Mets lose to Phillies 5-1
In the Polo Grounds’ final game, played in front of a paltry 1,752 patrons, Jim Hickman of the Mets hits the last home run in the 52-year history of the Coogan’s Bluff ballpark. The iconic stadium, which served as the home of the Giants (1911-1957), Yankees (1913-1922), and Mets (1962-63), first opened its doors on June 28, 1911.
Jim Hickman hits a walk off grandslam ending his lossing streak at 18 games
One loss shy of tying the major league record of 19 consecutive defeats, Roger Craig switches his uniform number to 13 in an attempt to change his luck. The move appears to work when Jim Hickman lofts a short fly ball in the ninth inning with two outs and the bases-full in a tie game, that just ticks the upper-deck overhang in left field at the Polo Grounds for a walk-off grand slam, giving the Mets an improbable 7-3 victory over the Cubs.
Craig Anderson throws a seven-hit, complete-game against Cincinnati, but New York cannot overcome Marv Throneberry’s error which would have ended the fifth inning, giving Vada Pinson the opportunity to hit a two-out, two-run homer. The eventual 5-3 defeat at Crosley Field makes the right-hander the third consecutive Mets’ starter, following losing efforts by Jay Hook and Roger Craig, to pitch a complete game and not get a victory.
Craig Anderson throws a seven-hit, complete-game against Cincinnati, but New York cannot overcome Marv Throneberry’s error which would have ended the fifth inning, giving Vada Pinson the opportunity to hit a two-out, two-run homer. The eventual 5-3 defeat at Crosley Field makes the right-hander the third consecutive Mets’ starter, following losing efforts by Jay Hook and Roger Craig, to pitch a complete game and not get a victory.
New York Mets reliever Craig Anderson wins both ends of a doubleheader on walk off’s- then loses 16 straight
Sponsor this Page On May 12, 1962, New York Mets reliever Craig Anderson wins both ends of a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves. He will pitch 3 innings of scoreless relief. He beat future Hall of Famer Warren Spahn in game 1 when Hobie Landrith hits a 2 out 2 run walk-off home run,…