Mets pitcher Willard Hunter picks up half his career wins (4) today as New York sweeps the Cubs, 2 – 1

Mets pitcher Willard Hunter picks up half his career wins (4) today as New York sweeps the Cubs, 2 – 1

Mets pitcher Willard Hunter picks up half his career wins (4) today as New York sweeps the Cubs, 2 – 1, in 10 innings, and 5 – 4 in the nitecap. No one has ever won a pair more efficiently as he totals 1 2/3 innings of work. Bob Buhl and Don Elston pick up losses. The Cubs lose Ernie Broglio, who woke up with a locked elbow and will need surgery to repair the ulnar lateral ligament damage in his elbow. He’ll be 1-6 in 1965.

Don Elston Stats & Facts

Don Elston Stats & Facts

Don Elston Positions: Pitcher Bats: R Throws: R Height: 72 Weight: 165 Born: Saturday, April 06, 1929 in Campbellstown, OH USA Died: 1 2 1995 in Evanston, IL USA Debut: 9/17/1953 Last Game: 10/2/1964 Full Name: Donald Ray Elston Don Elston If a Chicago Cubs skipper picked up the bullpen phone during the late ’50s…