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June 1964
Series Results:
3 vs Houston Colt 45’s (2-1), 4 vs LA Dodgers (1-3)
3 vs Chicago Cubs (1-2), 4 @ Philadelphia Phillies (4-0)
3 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (0-3), 4 vs Philadelphia Phillies (2-2)
3 vs Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0), 4 @ Milwaukee Braves (2-2)
2 @ San Francisco Giants (2-0)
Mets June Record: 17-13, .566 PCT
Mets Overall Record: 40-39, .506 PCT
Events:
6/15/1964 - Tony Conigliaro wins Player of the Week as he hit .518, had three homers and nine RBIs. He continues to build on his excellent rookie season!
7/1/1964 - Tony Conigliaro also wins Rookie of the Month after a ridiculous June with a .345 AVG, 8 HR and 24 RBI. It can not be understated how good Tony has been for us and has outshined even Joe Morgan, who has still looked great.
Who’s Hot? - Tony Conigliaro (182 OPS+, 8 HR, 1.8 WAR), Joe Morgan (.319 AVG, 166 OPS+, 1.3 WAR), Ray Washburn (6 GS, 3-2, 1.82 ERA, 2.75 FIP), Tom Kelley (11 G, 1-1, 1.84 ERA, 2 SV)
Who’s Cold? - Paul Blair (21 OPS+, .160 AVG, 1 HR), Ed Kranepool (87 OPS+, .286 AVG, 1 HR), Don Cardwell (5 GS, 3-1, 4.72 ERA), Dean Stone (8 G, 3-2, 5.84 ERA)
June Thoughts:
It’s been a pretty great month for the Mets as we went 17-13 and had a five game winning streak at one point in late June. Both Conigliaro and Morgan are proving to be the first stars we have as a franchise, and some other players that I have been waiting on have finally shown something too.
Jesus Alou has been the real breakout here as we have been waiting for him to play up to his potential since ‘62 and he is finally hitting for contact really well. His .352 AVG and solid defense have propelled him to be one of our better players and he is exactly the type of player we need to make this team relevant.
I’ve been really happy with Ray Washburn as well, he has finally looked to be the solid pitcher we wanted when we got him back at the ‘62 deadline. He really struggled again to start the year but June has been a big turnaround and his 3.47 ERA is league average at this point. He also will give us a ton of innings which is vital because our bullpen is still a massive weakness on the team.
We are currently fourth in the National League and while we are eight back of the first place Giants, I am ecstatic that we are staying around .500 towards the all-star break. I don’t think this is sustainable, but if Morgan and Tony keep playing like superstars and the rest of our lineup holds up, there’s a real chance that this could be a legit average major league roster. We have another 28 games to play in July and we should have some all-stars to celebrate in Queens as well!
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