Ken Singleton Position: RightfielderBats: Both • Throws: Right6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)Born: June 10, 1947 in New York, NYDraft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase.High School: Mount Vernon HS (Mount Vernon, NY)School: Hofstra University (Hempstead, NY)Debut: June 24, 1970 (10,625th in MLB history)vs. CHC 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 25, 1984vs. NYY 1 AB, 0…
On August 9, 1981, coming back from the players strike, the largest crowd in All-Star Game history watches the National League defeat the American League, 5-4, at Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium. Playing in front of a throng of 72,086 fans, future Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter hits two solo home runs and is named the…
1976 – Jim Palmer one-hits the Twins, as the O’s win, 2 – 0. Mike Cubbage’s single in the 2nd is the only hit.
1974 – In a dismal trade for Montreal, the Expos sed OF Ken Singleton and P Mike Torrez to the Orioles for P Dave McNally, OF Rich Coggins, and minor league pitcher Bill Kirkpatrick. McNally and Coggins will be gone before the end of June, while Kirkpatrick will never reach the majors; meanwhile, Torrez and Singleton will both be top-notch players for another decade.
On April 5, 1972, the New York Mets acquire outfielder Rusty Staub from the Montreal Expos for a package of three players: Ken Singleton, Tim Foli, and Mike Jorgensen. Staub will help the Mets to the National League pennant in 1973.
In a surprise move, the Mets’ Tommie Agee steals home with the bases loaded in the 10th to give the Mets a 2 – 1 win over the visiting Dodgers. Agee bunts and reaches base on an error, steals second base with two outs and goes to third on the throw. After two walks he takes home to pin the loss on Jim Brewer.
On July 21, 1970, San Diego Padres manager Preston Gomez lifts starter Clay Kirby for a pinch-hitter, Cito Gaston in the eighth inning, even though the right-hander has a no-hitter in progress. Gaston fails to get a hit off Mets starter Jim McAndrew With the Padres trailing 1-0, Gomez decides to play for the win instead of letting…
Sponsor this Page June 10, 1947 Ken Singleton is born in New York, singleton now a Yankees broadcaster Played for the Mets, Expos, and Orioles. In 1973 Singleton became the first Expos player to drive in 100 runs and led the league with a .425 OB%. In ’74 he was traded to Baltimore, where…