Mets Trivia: Most Hall of Famers in One Mets Game

[Gwreck]

What is the highest number of Hall of Famers who have played (for either team) in a single Mets game? I've successfully identified three instances of 6 players, and several with 5 each. Additional contributions welcome.



Can you name the HOF players who played in these games? One game per guess please.



6:

April 25, 1963: Mets at Cubs

May 4, 1963: Giants at Mets

May 16, 1964: Mets at Giants



5:

April 20, 1963: Braves at Mets

August 15, 1970: Mets at Braves

June 8, 1972; June 18, 1972; May 2, 1973; October 10, 1973: Reds at Mets (same 5 HOFers in all 4 games)

October 16, 1973: Athletics at Mets

April 5, 1983: Phillies at Mets



Possible additions to the list soon (Beltre, Wagner)

April 22, 2003: Astros at Mets

May 8, 2003: Dodgers at Mets

August 24, 2003: Mets at Dodgers

May 20, 2006: Yankees at Mets

[batmagadanleadoff]

Mets v Reds ('72-'73) 5 - Seaver, Mays, Bench, Morgan Perez

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Giants v. Mets - May 16, 1964 -- 6 -- this one's unusual because the Mets had no HOFers on this date. So for this to work out, I'm guessing that both Gaylord Perry and Juan Marichal had to have appeared in this game. Also, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Orlando Cepeda and Duke Snider.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Also, there were five HOFers in the '69 WS: Seaver, Ryan, Palmer and the two Robinsons. But all five never appeared in the same game. You can get to six HOFers if you count the two managers, Weaver and Hodges, although obviously, they didn't play in any WS games.



So Seaver and Ryan never appeared in the same Mets game? Because you have no games listed for the period 1966-1971, when they were Mets teammates. Either that, or they did appear together, but the total number of HOFers in that or those games was less than five.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

83: Seaver. Carlton, Schmidt, Rose, Morgan

[Gwreck]

Pete Rose: not in HOF.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Doh

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Tony Perez. Either him or Ron Gardenhire

[Gwreck]

All answers heretofore correct (with Perez).



Answering a question: Seaver and Ryan did appear in some games together (not many) and I did not identify any against a HOF-laden opponent such as the Mays/McCovey/Marichal Giants or the Cepeda/Brock/Gibson Cardinals.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Using the database that I have at my disposal, I've confirmed that the record is indeed six, and it's happened 11 times.



I don't want to spoil the quiz here, so I've buried the answers in a different thread: https://phpbb3.leaptoad.com/mets/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=33033https://phpbb3.leaptoad.com/mets/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=33033



Peek only if you're ready!

[Gwreck]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Using the database that I have at my disposal, I've confirmed that the record is indeed six, and it's happened 11 times. I don't want to spoil the quiz here, so I've buried the answers in a different thread: https://phpbb3.leaptoad.com/mets/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=33033https://phpbb3.leaptoad.com/mets/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=33033 Peek only if you're ready!

Thanks! I wouldn't count Torre (not a HOF player). Also apparently overlooked that Ashburn was in the HOF/a Met in ‘62.

[Edgy MD]

I'm all for Torre-counting.

[Gwreck]

Among other things (I don't particularly like him), his HOF plaque spells out pretty clearly that he's honored as a manager.



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[stevejrogers]

Edgy MD wrote: I'm all for Torre-counting.

Would Bobby Cox count as a MFY Hall of Famer?



https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coxbo01.shtmlhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coxbo01.shtml



Or Deion Sanders?

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=Gwreck post_id=145318 time=1705584094 user_id=56]
All answers heretofore correct (with Perez).



Answering a question: Seaver and Ryan did appear in some games together (not many) and I did not identify any against a HOF-laden opponent such as the Mays/McCovey/Marichal Giants or the Cepeda/Brock/Gibson Cardinals.

[Edgy MD]

Yes, Cox is a Hall of Famer for the purposes of this quiz. Or he would be from my perspective. No, he's not an "MFY Hall of Famer," because this quiz is clearly referring to Cooperstown. And there is no "MFY Hall of Fame" that includes Bobby Cox anyhow.



Deion Sanders is right out.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy MD wrote: I'm all for Torre-counting.

Me too. He's a HOFer and he played in games. I'd count the games he played in. That's how the question is phrased.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy MD wrote: I'm all for Torre-counting. Me too. He's a HOFer and he played in games. I'd count the games he played in. That's how the question is phrased.

So the Seaver/Torre Mets never played the Bench/Morgan/Perez Reds?

[Benjamin Grimm]

The thread I linked above now has an additional post: The 74 games which featured exactly five Hall of Famers.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

73 Athletics: Hunter, Fingers, Jackson, Seaver, Mays

[Benjamin Grimm]

There have only been six games in Mets history that have had three Hall of Famers playing for the Mets. In each case, it's the same set of three players.



I'll leave to to whoever cares to guess to name the three.

[Gwreck]

Glavine, Alomar, and Piazza.



2003 and 2005 were the only seasons in which there were 3 HOFers active for the Mets at the same time (and Glavine/Martinez never played in a game at the same time).



This answer could change with the election of Wagner and/or Beltran.

[Benjamin Grimm]

That's right. Those are the three.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The most Mets Hall of Famers to ever appear in a single game is eight, and it's happened ten times. In all but two cases, all eight of the players were in Mets uniforms:



1969-08-12 Bud Harrelson New York Mets

1969-08-12 Cleon Jones New York Mets

1969-08-12 Tommie Agee New York Mets

1969-08-12 Jerry Koosman New York Mets

1969-08-12 Tom Seaver New York Mets

1969-08-12 Jerry Grote New York Mets

1969-08-12 Tug McGraw New York Mets

1969-08-12 Ed Kranepool New York Mets



1971-07-06 Tommie Agee New York Mets

1971-07-06 Jerry Koosman New York Mets

1971-07-06 Jerry Grote New York Mets

1971-07-06 Tug McGraw New York Mets

1971-07-06 Ed Kranepool New York Mets

1971-07-06 Bud Harrelson New York Mets

1971-07-06 Cleon Jones New York Mets

1971-07-06 Rusty Staub Montreal Expos



1972-04-15 Rusty Staub New York Mets

1972-04-15 Ed Kranepool New York Mets

1972-04-15 Tom Seaver New York Mets

1972-04-15 Bud Harrelson New York Mets

1972-04-15 Cleon Jones New York Mets

1972-04-15 Jerry Grote New York Mets

1972-04-15 Tug McGraw New York Mets

1972-04-15 Tommie Agee New York Mets



1972-04-18 Tug McGraw New York Mets

1972-04-18 Jerry Koosman New York Mets

1972-04-18 Tommie Agee New York Mets

1972-04-18 Rusty Staub New York Mets

1972-04-18 Ed Kranepool New York Mets

1972-04-18 Bud Harrelson New York Mets

1972-04-18 Cleon Jones New York Mets

1972-04-18 Jerry Grote New York Mets



1972-04-23 Ed Kranepool New York Mets

1972-04-23 Bud Harrelson New York Mets

1972-04-23 Cleon Jones New York Mets

1972-04-23 Jerry Grote New York Mets

1972-04-23 Tug McGraw New York Mets

1972-04-23 Jerry Koosman New York Mets

1972-04-23 Tommie Agee New York Mets

1972-04-23 Rusty Staub New York Mets



1972-05-01 Rusty Staub New York Mets

1972-05-01 Ed Kranepool New York Mets

1972-05-01 Bud Harrelson New York Mets

1972-05-01 Tom Seaver New York Mets

1972-05-01 Cleon Jones New York Mets

1972-05-01 Jerry Grote New York Mets

1972-05-01 Tug McGraw New York Mets

1972-05-01 Tommie Agee New York Mets



1972-05-03 Jon Matlack New York Mets

1972-05-03 Tommie Agee New York Mets

1972-05-03 Rusty Staub New York Mets

1972-05-03 Ed Kranepool New York Mets

1972-05-03 Bud Harrelson New York Mets

1972-05-03 Cleon Jones New York Mets

1972-05-03 Jerry Grote New York Mets

1972-05-03 Tug McGraw New York Mets



1972-05-25 Ed Kranepool New York Mets

1972-05-25 Bud Harrelson New York Mets

1972-05-25 Cleon Jones New York Mets

1972-05-25 Tug McGraw New York Mets

1972-05-25 Jon Matlack New York Mets

1972-05-25 Tommie Agee New York Mets

1972-05-25 Jerry Koosman New York Mets

1972-05-25 Rusty Staub New York Mets



1972-06-04 Jerry Koosman New York Mets

1972-06-04 Jerry Grote New York Mets

1972-06-04 Rusty Staub New York Mets

1972-06-04 Ed Kranepool New York Mets

1972-06-04 Bud Harrelson New York Mets

1972-06-04 Cleon Jones New York Mets

1972-06-04 Jon Matlack New York Mets

1972-06-04 Tommie Agee New York Mets



1974-08-23 Rusty Staub New York Mets

1974-08-23 Ed Kranepool New York Mets

1974-08-23 Bud Harrelson New York Mets

1974-08-23 Cleon Jones New York Mets

1974-08-23 Jerry Grote New York Mets

1974-08-23 Tug McGraw New York Mets

1974-08-23 Jon Matlack New York Mets

1974-08-23 Davey Johnson Atlanta Braves

[stevejrogers]

NM

RMPL

[Chad ochoseis]

5/16/64 vs Giants - Duke Snider, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, Orlando Cepeda, Warren Spahn

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May 11 and 21 1975 - Mets v Reds - Seaver, Torre, Bench, Morgan & Perez. And some other Mets/Reds games under Joe Frazier.

[DocTee]

There's gotta be a late 90s tilt with the Braves that comes close:



Some combination of Rickey Henderson--Mike Piazza--Roberto Alomar alongside Chipper Jones--Fred McGriff--Greg Maddux--John Smoltz--Tom Glavine--Bobby Cox.



And if Wagner/Beltran/Andruw Jones make it this could be the winner.