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'''Ronald Kenneth (Ron) Hunt''' (born February 23, 1941) is an American former professional baseball [[second baseman]]. He played 12 seasons in [[Major League Baseball]] from 1963 to 1974 for the [[New York Mets]], [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], [[San Francisco Giants]], [[Montreal Expos]] and [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. He batted and threw right-handed.
In {{Baseball year|1971}} Hunt set a single-season record for being hit by more pitches (50) than any player since 1900.<ref name=base/>
== Early life ==
Hunt was born in [[St. Louis]] on February 23, 1941.<ref name="Davidoff">{{cite news |last=Davidoff |first=Ken |date=November 15, 2018 |title=Beloved Met’s hard-nosed play has turned into a hard life: from beanings to Parkinson’s |url=https://nypost.com/2018/11/15/beloved-mets-hard-nosed-play-has-turned-into-a-hard-life-from-beanings-to-parkinsons/ |work=[[New York Post]] |location=New York, NY}}</ref> He graduated from [[Ritenour High School]] in [[Breckenridge Hills, Missouri]], where he played football and baseball.<ref name="Davidoff" />
==Career==
Hunt broke into the major leagues in {{Baseball year|1963}} as the Mets' regular second baseman, [[batting average (baseball)|batting]] .272 with 10 [[home run]]s, which would be his career high, and 42 [[runs batted in]], which he would tie in 1964.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Hunt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/huntro01.shtml |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Hunt had been the bullpen catcher until he approached manager [[Casey Stengel]] and asked to be sent to the minor leagues to play second base, if the Mets were not going to play him. Stengel responded by making Hunt the second baseman.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Doyle |first=Al |date=July 2000 |title=Former Player RON HUNT Recalls His Big League Career. |journal=Baseball Digest |volume=59 |issue=7}}</ref>
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