Galen Cisco was claimed off of waivers from the Boston Red Sox on September 7th, 1962. Galen turned out to be a great pick up, posting a 3.26 ERA to finish the 1962 season. His best season by far, was 1964. Cisco turned in a 2.8 WAR, despite a 6-19 record. His 3.62 ERA was second on the team, barely beat out by Bill Wakefield at 3.63. A little run support would have gone a long way in the early Met days. The Mets released Cisco on Jun 4th, 1966, ending his Met career with an amazing 4.04 ERA. Galen currently live in Ohio, where he was a star linebacker for Ohio State during his college years.
The 1st ball was bought off of eBay. The 3rd ball was obtained in a random lot of balls that included a 1963 team ball. The middle Memorial day ball was signed through the mail by Mr. Cisco. At some point I may try to obtain a ball with a "'62 Mets" inscription of somer sort. I think he signs "Original Met" a lot. I guess I have a couple extra balls to trade away if it ever comes up.
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