Hal Reniff was purchased from the New York Yankees on June 28th, 1967. Reniff was solid during his short tenure on the Mets, posting a 3.35 ERA over 43 innings. His walk rate was a bit high at 4.8 per 9 innings, but he seemed to pitch out of jams often enough to be league average. "Porky", as they called him, was released 2 days after the '67 season concluded. Afterwards, Reniff returned to the Yankees and pitched five more years in AAA. Hal passed away on September 7th, 2004.
This baseball was purchased via eBay. There are several Reniff balls out there, everyone just wants an arm and a leg for them. It took me awhile to find one for a reasonable price.
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