A platooning outfielder most likely identified
with 1969 Miracle Mets....all other exploits need not apply even though Art
once hit four consecutive home runs over two games....showed flashes of power (21
dingers in 1966 in just 234 at bats) but was dogged by injuries and inconsistency...had
career .231 BA after first four season....was able to step up in 1969 and 1970
raising his career BA by 30 pts buoyed by averages of .300 and .293 respectively....hit
very well in the first NLCS.....Injuries reappeared in 1971 effectively
curtailing his career...Traded to the veteran collecting St Louis Cardinals for 1972 but was released before
season started...picked up by Cubs and then A’s for a handful of unproductive
at bats....Art got the hint and exited the playing field...Dabbled in restaurants
ownership, writing and play by play since then....A Jewish player, has since
worked hard to establish baseball in Israel...How great is the 1969 legacy dog on sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond” was named after him
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