Clem Labine was the second of the World Champion "Boys of Summer" to join the Mets from the Dodgers. Labine inked as a free agent on February 16th of 1962. A two time all star, hoping to resurrect his career, Clem was unable to survive the month of April. In his first Met appearance Labine allowed one run in the 8th mopping up after Craig and Moorhead melted down on opening day. A week later he was given the ball a second time, only to allow five runs to the Cardinals in two innings. On April 24th, his final appearance in the big leagues, Clem threw a scoreless 8th, striking out Moe Drabowski and Eddie Kasko. On May 1st, Mr. Labine was given his release from the Mets organization. He hung up his spikes as the NL all time save leader with 94. Clem passed away on March 2nd, 2007 at the age of 80.
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