Ultimate Mets Database - Joe Christopher

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Joe Christopher
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 181 of 1252 players

Joseph O'Neal Christopher
Born: December 13, 1935 at Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands
Died: October 3, 2023 at Edgewood, Md.
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 5.10 Weight: 175

Joe Christopher was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on July 20, 2015, October 12, 2018, February 12, 2019, December 13, 2020, August 20, 2021, December 13, 2021, and October 4, 2023.

First Mets game: May 21, 1962
Last Mets game: October 3, 1965

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Joe Christopher also played for the following teams:

Pittsburgh Pirates 1959 - 1961; Boston Red Sox 1966

Drafted from Pittsburgh Pirates by Mets on October 10, 1961.

Traded by the New York Mets to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Eddie Bressoud on November 30, 1965.

Established a Mets season record for Runs in 1964 with 78. Broken by Tommie Agee in 1969 with 97.
Established a Mets season record for Hits in 1964 with 163. Broken by Tommy Davis in 1967 with 174.

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Batting Record with New York Mets

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1962 119 271 36 66 10 2 6 32 35 0 42 4 11 3 3 1 98 .244 .362 .338

1963 64 149 19 33 5 1 1 8 13 0 21 3 1 3 2 1 43 .221 .289 .295

1964 154 543 78 163 26 8 16 76 48 5 92 6 6 5 1 6 253 .300 .466 .360

1965 148 437 38 109 18 3 5 40 35 3 82 6 4 4 4 4 148 .249 .339 .311

4 years 485 1400 171 371 59 14 28 156 131 8 237 19 22 15 10 12 542 .265 .387 .334

Led Mets in games with 154 in 1964.
Led Mets in at bats with 543 in 1964.
Led Mets in runs with 78 in 1964.
Led Mets in hits with 163 in 1964.
Tied for Mets lead in singles with 113 in 1964.
Led Mets in doubles with 26 in 1964.
Led Mets in triples with 8 in 1964.
Led Mets in runs batted in with 76 in 1964.
Tied for Mets lead in stolen bases with 6 in 1964 and with 4 in 1965.
Tied for Mets lead in caught stealing with 5 in 1964.
Led Mets in slugging percentage with .466 in 1964.
Led Mets in on base percentage with .360 in 1964.
Led Mets in on base plus slugging with .826 in 1964.
Led Mets in walks with 48 in 1964.
Tied for Mets lead in intentional walks with 5 in 1964.
Tied for Mets lead in hit by pitch with 6 in 1965.
Led Mets in total bases with 253 in 1964.
Led Mets in sacrifice flies with 6 in 1964.
Tied for Mets lead in grounded into double play with 18 in 1964.

Games where Joe Christopher had 2 or more Home Runs
vs. Philadelphia (NL) 06/20/64.

Games where Joe Christopher had 4 or more Hits
vs. Cincinnati (NL) 09/14/62. At Cincinnati (NL) 09/08/63. vs. San Francisco (NL) 05/31/64. vs. Chicago (NL) 06/09/64.
vs. Pittsburgh (NL) 08/18/64. At Chicago (NL) 08/28/64. vs. Houston (NL) 09/01/65.

Games played by position
1962: Outfield 94, Right Field 44, Center Field 32, Left Field 19
1963: Outfield 45, Right Field 40, Left Field 6
1964: Outfield 145, Right Field 129, Center Field 10, Left Field 7
1965: Outfield 112, Left Field 64, Right Field 50

Lineup Analysis
Number of games in each batting order position in games in which Joe Christopher was in the starting lineup.

Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

1962 15 2 15 0 4 19 8 6 0
1963 23 1 5 0 1 1 2 0 0
1964 0 6 43 66 17 8 1 0 0
1965 1 3 35 23 20 10 18 0 0
Totals 39 12 98 89 42 38 29 6 0