Sure Hands

[Edgy MD]

I am fifth all-time in fielding percentage as a centerfielder, and fourth all-time in fielding percentage as an outfielder.

I hold (or held for a time, anyhow — researchers are double-checking) the American League records for consecutive errorless chances (541) and errorless games (229).

My record as a Met is flawless, having played 122 games in the outfield without committing an error.

Who am I?

[A Boy Named Seo]

Mike Cameron?

[Edgy MD]

Good guess! Wrong guess!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Lance Johnson??

[Edgy MD]

You gents are so close! And hey! Look at the forum!

[Fman99]

Matt Lawton?

[nymr83]

Is the answer going to be someone Jeter
like (ie they never made an error because they didn't have the range to get to the ball)?

[Edgy MD]

This guy was on the downside of his career by the time he first pulled on a Met uniform, but he had some range in his heyday.

[Centerfield]

Darryl Hamilton

[nymr83]

I totally forgot he was murdered until I just googled him

[Edgy MD]

The late Darryl Hamilton is our answer. Got into 150 games over parts of three seasons as a Met, 122 as an outfielder, and presumably the rest as a pinch-hitter or pinch-runner. He and Bubba Trammell were the two reserve outfielders that were shocked to find themselves leapfrogged by a virtually unknown Timo Perez, coming on to pick up most of the playing time made available by the injury to Derek Bell right as the post-season was getting under way.

[ashie62]

Del Unser

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: The late Darryl Hamilton is our answer. Got into 150 games over parts of three seasons as a Met, 122 as an outfielder, and presumably the rest as a pinch-hitter or pinch-runner. He and Bubba Trammell were the two reserve outfielders that were shocked to find themselves leapfrogged by a virtually unknown Timo Perez, coming on to pick up most of the playing time made available by the injury to Derek Bell right as the post-season was getting under way.

arguably costing the Mets a World Series title.