Al Leiter

Al Leiter spent the final seven years of a 19-year Major League career pitching for the New York Mets. He won 95 games for the Mets, good enough for sixth place on the team’s all-time victories list. (He also lost 67 games — good for 10th place.)

It’s tough to think of the turn-of-the-century Mets without thinking of Al Leiter. His performance in game #163 of the 1999 season has to be considered one of the best big game showings in team history.

I purchased the 2004 Bowman Heritage card pictured above from a SportsGraphing.com member who was breaking up a partial signed set this summer.