Acquired by the Mets from Kansas City on May 10, 1967 in exchange for
outfielder Larry Elliot and cash. Led the Mets in home runs in 1968
with 15.
Member of the 1969 World Series Champion Mets.
Played for the Kansas City Athletics (1962-1967) and New York Mets
(1967-1969).
He wrote several poems, earning him the title of "the Mets' poet laureate".
After retiring from baseball, he worked with troubled youth in the Bronx, New York City.
He signed with the Boston Braves in 1952, where he spent eight seasons in the minors waiting behind Hall of Fame third baseman Eddie Mathews. He was 29 when he made his major league debut in 1962 with the Kansas City Athletics.