Ron Hunt

Second baseman

Born: February 23, 1941 (age 76)
St. Louis, Missouri

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

April 16, 1963, for the New York Mets

Last MLB appearance

September 28, 1974, for the St. Louis Cardinals

MLB statistics

Batting average

.273

Hits

1,429

Runs batted in

370

Teams

Career highlights and awards

2× All-star (1964, 1966)

Ronald Kenneth Hunt (born February 23, 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball player. A second baseman who also played third base sparingly, Hunt played for the New York Mets (1963–1966), Los Angeles Dodgers (1967), San Francisco Giants (1968–1970), Montreal Expos (1971–1974) and St. Louis Cardinals (1974).

In 1971 Hunt set a single-season record for being hit by more pitches (50) than any player since 1900.

Hunt broke into the major leagues in 1963 as the Mets’ regular second baseman, batting .272 with 10 home runs, which would be his career high, and 42 runs batted in, which he would tie in 1964. That year, he also finished runner-up to Pete Rose for the National League Rookie of the Year honors. In 1964 he batted .303 and became the Mets’ first-ever starting All-Star representative, the game being played in Hunt's home ballpark, the newly opened Shea Stadium. He was also an All-Star representative in 1966.

In November 1966 Hunt and Jim Hickman were traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Tommy Davis. After batting .263 during the 1967 season, Hunt was traded again, this time to the San Francisco Giants in the same deal that sent Tom Haller to Los Angeles. The deal was the first between the two teams since they moved to the West Coast, and also the first since the one that would have sent Jackie Robinson to the Giants; Robinson reportedly retired rather than report with his new team.

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