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Originally Posted by swoboda
Ron Swoboda (of course)
We'll see him again with his more familiar #4, but as a rookie in '65 he wore #14, had to switch when the Mets traded foolishly for the aging fading Ken Boyer in '66
Rocky hit 19 HRs his rookie year , more then Mantle or Mays hit in their rookie years as was noted by all NYC baseball fans. Sadly he did not turn into the power threat Met fans were hoping for.
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The "Say Hey Kid" hit 20 homers for the Giants in his rookie year of 1951.... (but point taken)
