Benny Ayala - His Mets Career 1974,1976

Benny Ayala made his Mets as well as his Major League debut on August 27, 1974 against the Houston Astros. In the second inning he hit a home run off of Tom Griffin becoming the first Mets player to hit a home run in their first Major League at bat.. That would pretty much be the highlight of his career while playing with Mets.

Ayala would finish out the 74 season with the Mets playing in 23 games hitting 235 with 2 homers and 8 RBI’s. After failing to make the team out of Spring Training in 1975, Ayala would play the entire season with the Tidewater Tides, the Mets AAA affiliate. He returned to the big club in 1976 but would last only 22 games hitting just .115 with a homer and 2 RBI’s. He was sent back down to the minors and would not return to Queens. The Mets traded him to the St Louis Cardinals prior to the 1977 season for Doug Clarey.

In 45 games for the Mets Ayala hit .202 with 3 homers and 10 runs batted in.

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