Hicks was called up to the Mets from Buffalo shortly after the All-Star break in 1963...Three hits, two runs, and the Mets are 14-5 winners over the Colt .45s in the opener of a doubleheader at home. Losing streak over. Hot streak begun.
After the Mets have purchased his contract and sent him to Buffalo to commence 1963, he is listed as a 30-year-old whose career major league batting average measures .218.
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