In 1971 Hunt set a single-season record for being hit by more pitches (50) than any player since 1900.\n', '

Hunt broke into the major leagues in 1963 as the Mets’ regular second baseman, batting .272 with 10 home runs, which would be his career high, and 42 runs batted in, which he would tie in 1964. That year, he also finished runner-up to Pete Rose for the National League Rookie of the Year honors. In 1964 he batted .303 and became the Mets’ first-ever starting All-Star representative, the game being played in Hunt\'s home ballpark, the newly opened Shea Stadium. He was also an All-Star representative in 1966.\n', '

In November 1966 Hunt and Jim Hickman were traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Tommy Davis and Derrell Griffith. After batting .263 during the 1967 season, Hunt was traded again, this time to the San Francisco Giants in the same deal that sent Tom Haller to Los Angeles.\n', '

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