1980 – Al Kaline and Duke Snider are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Kaline is the 10th player to be elected in his first year of eligibility, while Snider is making his 11th appearance on the ballot.
Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a 535-foot home run off Montreal Expos pitcher Wayne Twitchell to highlight a 6 – 0 victory at Stade Olympique. It is the longest home run in the ballpark’s history and is also Stargell’s 407th career home run, tying him with Duke Snider on the career all-time list.
Duke Snider, Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle walk in from center field during an Old Timer’s Day celebration at Shea Stadium. July 16, 1977. #Dodgers #Yankees #Giants
“I look up into the stands, and it looks like Ebbets Field. The Mets are wonderful, but you can’t take the Dodger out of Brooklyn” – DUKE SNIDER, – addressing the Mets fans on his special night at the Polo Grounds. In a pregame ceremony with his former Dodgers teammates, Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Don Newcombe, and Ralph Branca in attendance, Duke Snider is honored by the Mets with a special ‘night’ at the Polo Grounds, which coincidentally marks the last time the Giants, now located in San Francisco, will ever play in their once long-time home in Harlem. The ‘Silver Fox’, obtained by the last-place expansion team in April, has recently requested to be traded to a contender.
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.
June 7, 1963 New York Mets Duke Snider hits a three-run walk-off home run to give the Mets a 3-2 win over the Cardinals at the Polo Grounds.
Los Angeles’s Don Drysdale beats the Mets, 7 – 3, on two hits – homers by Duke Snider and Tim Harkness.
Friday, April 26, 1963 Attendance: 10,531 Venue: Forbes Field Game Duration: 2:56 Night Game, on grass Top 5 Plays – b1 0-1 0 1– RR PIT Ted Savage Al Jackson Home Run (Deep LF); Schofield Scores b6 3-2 2 1– R PIT Harvey Haddix Al Jackson Double to LF; Bailey Scores t6 2-3…
On April 11, 1963, Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves becomes the all-time winningest left-hander in major league history. Spahn’s 6-1 victory over the New York Mets gives him 328 career wins, moving him ahead of Eddie Plank on the all-time list…
On April 1, 1963, the New York Mets purchase the “Duke of Flatbush,” veteran outfielder Duke Snider, from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Snider, one of the most popular players in the New York City area, starred for Brooklyn from 1947 to ‘57. The future Hall of Famer will hit 14 home runs for the Mets in 1963.
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