NEW YORK — An archival dig finds numbers to match those of Daniel Murphy, New York Mets torturer du jour.
When the woeful first edition of the Mets played in 1962, Hank Aaron spent New York’s misery-bound opening season bludgeoning the 40-win Mets. Aaron hit .400 with nine home runs in 70 at-bats against them. His 28 RBIs that season remain the most against the Mets in a year.
Jay Hook, Roger Craig and Al Jackson headed that staff. None had an ERA better than 4.40 in 1962.