A fair share of MLB Hall of Famers played for the New York Mets. Not all wear a Mets’ cap in Cooperstown. Nevertheless, their mark on MLB history remains.
Curious about which year’s Opening Day lineup featured the most Hall of Famers, I decided to do a little research.
Richie Ashburn was the first Hall of Famer to start on Opening Day for the Mets. He did so in center field for the 1962 team. Unfortunately for him, he was surrounded by players whose careers failed to land them in Cooperstown.
The Mets didn’t have another Hall of Fame player in the Opening Day lineup until Tom Seaver started for them in 1968.