{"id":513928,"date":"2022-11-22T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T06:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/dave-hillman-the-oldest-living-met-dead-at-95\/"},"modified":"2022-11-22T09:00:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T06:00:03","slug":"dave-hillman-the-oldest-living-met-dead-at-95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dave-hillman-the-oldest-living-met-dead-at-95\/","title":{"rendered":"#Dave Hillman, the oldest living Met, dead at 95"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e8174fe3a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e8174fe3a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dave-hillman-the-oldest-living-met-dead-at-95\/#%E2%80%9CDave_Hillman_the_oldest_living_Met_dead_at_95%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Dave Hillman, the oldest living Met, dead at 95&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDave_Hillman_the_oldest_living_Met_dead_at_95%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Dave Hillman, the oldest living Met, dead at 95&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Dave Hillman, who pitched in 13 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s for the 1962 Mets, died Sunday at 95. The right-hander, who was the oldest living Met, passed away from natural causes, the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/heraldcourier.com\/obituaries\/former-major-league-pitcher-dave-hillman-passes-away-at-95\/article_f93e7e6c-69f7-11ed-a316-8f027037aa1c.html\">Bristol Herald Courier<\/a> reported. <\/p>\n<p>Hillman pitched in the majors from 1955-1962 with the Cubs, Red Sox, Reds and Mets. He was with the Mets from April to June, mainly as a reliever though he made one start for Casey Stengel\u2019s historic team which would lose an MLB record 120 games. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a joke \u2013 the ballplayers they had assembled,\u201d Hillman told the Bristol Herald Courier in 2008. \u201cIt was all old players who were over the hill. There were one or two young pitchers that were good, but with the ballclub, they couldn\u2019t get them a run.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/dave-hillman-dead-index.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Dave Hillman\" class=\"wp-image-24743758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/dave-hillman-dead-index.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/dave-hillman-dead-index.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/dave-hillman-dead-index.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Dave Hillman was the oldest living Met at the time of his death.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Diamond Images\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/dave-hillman-dead-312.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mets team photo\" class=\"wp-image-24743757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/dave-hillman-dead-312.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/dave-hillman-dead-312.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/dave-hillman-dead-312.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Hillman pitched in 13 games for the 1962 Mets.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ASSOCIATED PRESS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hillman is survived by a daughter, Sharon Hillman Lake. His wife, Imogene, died in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Frank Thomas, Hillman\u2019s 1962 teammate, is now the oldest living Met at 93 years old.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The right-hander, who was the oldest living Met, passed away from natural causes, the Bristol Herald Courier reported. 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