(From the archives — originally posted 11/2/09)
Gil Hodges (1962-1963)
Not in the Hall of Fame, but he certainly should be. His 2 seasons with the Mets don’t help his case, hitting 9 homers in just 65 games. For his career, Hodges hit 370 homers, and drove in more than 100 runs 7 years in a row.
Duke Snider (1963)
Snider hit 14 home runs and batted .243 in his one season with the Mets. It was a far cry from the rest of his Hall of Fame career, in which he slammed 407 homers, including 5 straight seasons of 40+ when 40 homers really meant something.