Dennis Ribant
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Dennis Ribant was a pitcher for the Mets from 1964 to 1966. In 72 games with the team, he recorded 13 wins and 132 strikeouts. Ribant pitched 11 complete games and had an earned run average of 3.68 as a Met.
Ribant was acquired by the Mets in a trade with the Milwaukee Braves for Frank Lary on August 8, 1964. Nine days later, he recorded his first major league win with a 5-0 complete game shutout over the Pirates at Shea Stadium. Dennis struck out ten Pittsburgh batters in the game. In relief on September 7, he got his first save in the Mets' 6-4 win over the Houston Colt .45s at Shea.
In 1965, Ribant spent much of the season at AAA-level Buffalo. Still, he pitched 35 and one-third innings in 19 games with the Mets. On April 23, Dennis was the winning pitcher in the Mets' 9-8 win in 11 innings at San Francisco. The next day, he recorded a save as the Mets beat the Giants, 7-6, for Casey Stengel's 3,000th win as a professional manager. Ribant recorded saves in the Mets' 4-2 win over the Braves on May 8 and the team's 6-2 victory over the Reds on May 16. He also pitched 11 shutout innings against the Pirates at Shea on September 28, but was left with a no-decision in the Mets' 1-0 12-inning victory.
Dennis pitched his first full major league season in 1966. For the year, he led the Mets with a 3.20 ERA and was a co-team leader in wins with 11 (tied with Jack Fisher and Bob Shaw) and complete games with 10 (tied with Fisher.) Ribant pitched a five-hit shutout for a 4-0 Mets win over the Reds at Shea on June 11. He recorded wins in three consecutive starts on July 21 at San Francisco, July 25 at Houston and July 30 over the Cubs at Shea. Dennis also had complete game wins over the Giants and Reds on September 1 and September 6, respectively.
On December 6, 1966, Ribant was traded with Gary Kolb to the Pirates for Don Cardwell and Don Bosch. Dennis pitched the 1967 season with the Pirates and spent two more years in the major leagues with the White Sox, Tigers, Cardinals and Reds to finish his career.
