Short Time Mets Third Baseman: Joe Moock (1967)

Moock attended LSU at baton Rouge, getting drafted by the New York Mets in the third round of the 1965 amateur draft.
In 1966 he hit .284 in the New York Penn League & spent most of 1967 in the minors as well. The Mets as they were desperate for a third baseman to back up Ed Charles & brought him up in September.

Moock would enjoy a four game hit streak that month in late September. On September 29th, he drove in two runs with a bases loaded single off the Dodgers; Bill Singer in a 5-1 Mets win in L.A. The next day he drove in two more runs, with a bases loaded single off Don Drysdale in the 1st inning. The Mets won this game 5-0 on a Les Rohr shut out. Moock would play in 13 games batting .225 with two doubles & five RBIs, but never make the major leagues again.
He would be a member of the Montreal Expos organization in their inaugural season. He had a fine Spring Training with the '69 Expos & hit the teams first ever HR in an intra squad game. He was eventually cut from the team as they went North.

Retirement: After his playing days he coached baseball at a private school in Louisiana.
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