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Hamilton led the NL in walks in his rookie 1962 season and was 7-12 as a starter. His 1.95 ERA in 15 relief appearances showed promise, so he saw most of his subsequent action out of the bullpen. After spending most of 1965 on the DL with the Tigers, he was sold to the Mets for 1966 and had a career-high 13 saves. That May 4, he pitched an 8-0 one-hitter against the Cardinals; the only hit was a third-inning single by the opposing pitcher, Ray Sadecki. Traded to the Angels in mid-1967, he returned to starting and went 9-6, 3.25 for them the rest of the way. It was his best season, but it was marred in August when he hit Tony Conigliaro in the face with a pitch, nearly blinding him and curtailing a great career. (SFS)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » December 4, 1963: Detroit P Jim Bunning is traded to the Phillies with C Gus Triandos for OF Don Demeter and P Jack Hamilton. Not a smart move for Detroit as Bunning will win 75 games for Philley over the next four seasons. » May 4, 1966: The Mets Jack Hamilton just misses a no-hitter as he beats the Cardinals 8–0. The only Bird bingle is a 2-strike bunt by pitcher Ray Sadecki that catches Mets 3B Ken Boyer playing back. » March 16, 1967: In one of the highest scoring spring training games ever, the Red Sox tally ten earned runs in the 9th inning to upend the Mets, 23–18. Boston outhits the Mets 23 to 17 and Jim Lonborg is the eventual winner over Jack Hamilton. » May 20, 1967: Mets reliever Jack Hamilton hits his only ML homer, a grand slam off Al Jackson, but it is not enough as the Cardinals win, 11–9. » August 18, 1967: A baseball tragedy occurs when Tony Conigliaro of the Red Sox is beaned by the Angels Jack Hamilton. Hit on the left cheekbone, just below the eye socket, Conigliaro will miss the rest of 1967 and all of 1968. He was hitting .267 with 20 home runs and 67 RBI in 95 games. Despite the loss of Tony C, the Red Sox will sweep the 4-game series with the Angels. The sweep will still leave Minnesota in 1st place, with Boston, Detroit, and Chicago all within two games.