Ken Boswell: Second Baseman On Two Mets World Series Teams (1967 - 1974)
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Kenneth George Boswell was born on February 23, 1946, at Austin, Texas. The six foot, left hand hitting infielder attended his hometown Sam Houston College on a baseball scholarship. At first, Ken went to school after being urged to do so by his parents, but he quickly realized he was tired of school & just wanted to play baseball. At the time, MLB rules required a player who started school, must graduate before signing a pro contract. But legendary Mets scout Red Murf found a way around those rules & signed Boswell in fourth round of the 1965 draft. In that same draft the Mets picked up Les Rohr (first round), Jim McAndrew (11th round) & Nolan Ryan (12th round). Quotes- Ken Boswell: “I signed for $8,000, which was a lot less than I would have gotten before the draft, but I guess it was more than my dad ever made. Actually, I was awfully lucky to be drafted by the Mets, because they needed ballplayers, and I didn’t have to wait ve...