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Doc Medich
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 573 of 1218 players
Medich
George Francis Medich
Born: December 9, 1948 at Aliquippa, Pa.
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.05 Weight: 225

Doc Medich was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on September 26, 2009, September 26, 2010, and November 11, 2020.

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First Mets game: September 29, 1977
Last Mets game: September 29, 1977

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Mr. Sparkle
April 12, 2001
All I remember about this guy was that he was a Yankee. Therefore I hate him.

mike tenenbaum
August 3, 2001
When a friend of our family had cancer surgery, Doc Medich was the surgical resident. Columbia Presbyterian Hospital

Steven Gallanter
March 13, 2003
I believe that he has been disbarred for improperly prescribimg prescription drugs. There is a certain poetic justice in that because "Dock" Ellis pitched a no-hitter on LSD

Maxwell Kates
January 20, 2004
Has anyone ever seen a photograph of Doc Medich in a Mets uniform? He only pitched in the one game for New York, and he was Mets property for only about a week. When the Mets made a poster featuring their all-time roster, they airbrushed a Texas Rangers cap with a Mets logo for Medich. One guy I know through SABR who has photographs of just about everybody in virtually any uniform has never seen a Medich photo with the Mets or Seattle. If one exists, please let me know. Thanks.

Bob P
January 21, 2004
Medich was only a Met for six games, and those were the last six games of the 1977 season. I would be very surprised if there was ever a posed picture of him in a Mets uniform. Maybe if you check the Daily News, Post, or Times from 9/30/77 (Medich made his only Mets appearance the night before) you might find a shot of him pitching.

Medich did lead the AL in shutouts one year (1981, the strike season). The final appearance of his career was in the 1982 World Series as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers. He pitched two innings in game six, won by the Cardinals, 13-1. He allowed six runs (four were earned), five hits, a walk, and threw two wild pitches, all in the bottom of the sixth.

Ken
October 1, 2008
Here's what I've always wondered, having been 1 years old at the time I couldn't possibly have noticed the why's and the how's of this, but why did the Mets even bring this guy in?

They were far out of contention, the season was almost over and he only pitched in one game. Why bother? There was no one else that could pitch this one game? We absolutely had to have Doc Medich pitch one game for the Mets?

Good thing M. Donald Grant had the forsight to get rid of Seaver. Oy. Kind of makes the frustration of these days seem like a picnic compared to the crew we had running the team back then.

VIBaseball
October 6, 2008
Interesting question, Ken. I wanted to find out about this blip in Mets history.

The Mariners (!) waived Medich, and so the Mets brought him in for a look. He then signed with Texas that November for four years and $1 million. The New York Times wrote:

"The Mets' proposal was one of the better offers he received. Medich, however, said: "But it didn't seem as if they were very interested after I talked to M. Donald Grant..."

The Rangers wound up getting good value out of Doc. He stayed for the full length of that contract, going over .500 each year (43-32 total).

Linda Antonio
January 21, 2020
Doc Medich is an important name in my family. My Uncle Joe Corbett was a baseball fan. He was given CPR by Doc in Veterans Stadium....have the newspaper clipping. Thank You Doc!!!








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