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Mets 1984 Spring Training Roster

dcrules01 Dec 28 2008 03:06 AM

Im trying to find out who wore number 13 or was scheduled to wear number 13 in spring training of 1984.Any help would be great im new to the board big Mets fan as was my father.Looking forward to getting to know some of you hall of famers..Thanks Scott

SteveJRogers Dec 28 2008 03:16 PM

The 1984 media guide, with a roster date of 2/1/1984, lists non-roster invitee, Clint Hurdle as #13. Hurdle would spend 1984 in Tidewater, where he led the Tides in homers, and of course made the Mets squad in 1985. Still wearing #13.

Edgy DC Dec 28 2008 03:58 PM

Hurdle --- like Roger Craig before him and Lee Mazzilli after him --- took 13 as an anti-whammy, trying to shake a string of bad luck by spitting in luck's face.

SteveJRogers Dec 28 2008 04:09 PM

="Edgy DC":27zpzvzn]Hurdle --- like Roger Craig before him and Lee Mazzilli after him --- took 13 as an anti-whammy, trying to shake a string of bad luck by spitting in luck's face.[/quote:27zpzvzn] Pretty much. According to Mets By The Numbers he wore #33 the year before. The number was unused after Neil Allen was traded to Saint Louie 6/15 of 1983. SteveJRogers Dec 28 2008 04:15 PM Nice image of #13 on Hurdle's 1986 Topps card Also should be noted that he is still wearing #13 today as the skipper in Colorado dgwphotography Dec 28 2008 05:39 PM It didn't exactly work, since he was with the Mets in '85 and '87, and played with the Cardinals in '86. Quite the bad timing trifecta. dcrules01 Dec 28 2008 06:34 PM Thanks guys I saw he wasn't with the club because Johnson sent him down to be a catcher.Appreciate the help John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 28 2008 06:39 PM ="Iubitul":2ymqbxyn]It didn't exactly work, since he was with the Mets in '85 and '87, and played with the Cardinals in '86. Quite the bad timing trifecta.[/quote:2ymqbxyn] He was Rule 5'd by the Cardinals sending Davey into a fury. It's a shame he missed out. Edgy DC Dec 29 2008 07:05 AM Neil Allen --- also took 13 for anti-whammy reasons.