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METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE MAY 4, 1966 GAME:

Bob P
January 23, 2004
Jack Hamilton pitches a one-hit shutout in this game at St. Louis. The only hit was a two-strike bunt single by Cardinals pitcher (and future Met) Ray Sadecki in the third inning.

Feat Fan
April 30, 2004
Sadecki was the losing pitcher and lone Cardinal to get a hit, if you call that bunt a hit!

Was traded for Orlando Cepeda a few days later. This was the last Met game at Sportsman Park and Sadecki's last game as a Cardinal.

Jerry
December 28, 2005
I have great memories of this game. This was a very early season night game on a chilly evening in St. Louis. I remember Bob Murphy commenting that whereas most of the players had a sweatshirt under the uniform, Jack Hamilton wore just the uniform shirt. This was in the days before the obnoxious center field TV camera, and Hamilton's stuff looked fabulous from behind the plate. The fact that it was the Mets' last game in Sportsman Park added to the historic significance.

O. B. White
July 18, 2020
Jack Hamilton's one-hitter in this game was a gem. He faced 29 batters, retiring the side in order eight times with two Cardinals on base in the third inning. Ray Sadecki's single and Lou Brock's walk were the only things that stood between Hamilton and perfection. For the Mets, the win was the 200th in team history.

This turned out to be Sadecki's last game in a St. Louis uniform before being traded to the San Francisco Giants. His first game as a Giants pitcher would be nine days later against none other than the Mets with Hamilton on the mound.

Flitgun Frankie
May 6, 2023
It's tough to pitch a one-hit game and the only hit is by the opposing pitcher. Had to look up Sadecki's batting record. He wasn't a bad hitter, for a pitcher. He had a .191 lifetime average with 5 HR's and 56 RBIS, and the year he got this hit he batted .341 with 14 hits in 41 at bats and 3 HRs! So at least there's some comfort in that. It would be really tough if the only one who got a hit off you was someone like Dean Chance.



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