Herb Moford's contract was purchased by the Mets from the Orioles in December of 1961. After joining the Mets he was called on to pitch the 7th inning on that fateful opening day in 1962. Herb retired three of the four hitters he faced, only allowing a double to Gene Oliver. Yes, the same Gene Oliver that just a few innings earlier, became the first strike out victim in Mets history.
Mr. Moford went on to allow twelve earned runs in his next five relief appearances. After finally hurling two scoreless innings vs the Phillies on April 29th, Herb was returned to the Orioles. He would never pitch another inning in the big leagues. A tobacco farmer after retirement, Moford passed away on December 3rd, 2005.
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