NEW YORK METS FIRST HOME FIELD
POLO GROUNDS LOCATED AT WEST 155TH STREET & 8TH AVENUE IN MAHNATTAN, NEW YORK
“The Mets are gonna be amazing.” -- Casey Stengel
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| New York Mets first home game at the Polo Grounds - April 13, 1962 |
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| 1962 New York Mets Yearbook |
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Polo Grounds "Mets Firsts"
| Game |
04/13/1962 |
Pirates 4, Mets 3 |
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Umpires |
Bill Jackowski, Ed Sudol |
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Al Forman, Tom Gorman |
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Managers |
Casey Stengel, Mets |
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Danny Murtaugh, Pirates |
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Starting Pitchers |
Sherman Jones, Mets |
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Tom Sturdivant, Pirates |
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Ceremonial Pitch |
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Attendance |
12,447 |
| Batting |
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Batter |
Bill Virdon (ground out) |
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Hit |
Smoky Burgess (single) |
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Run |
Smoky Burgess |
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RBI |
Don Hoak |
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Single |
Smoky Burgess |
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Double |
Don Hoak |
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Triple |
Bill Mazeroski |
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Home Run |
Frank Thomas |
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Grand Slam |
Jim Davenport (06/01/1962) |
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IPHR |
Gil Hodges (05/16/1962) |
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Stolen Base |
Julian Javier (04/18/1962) |
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Sacrifice Hit |
Bob Friend (04/15/1962) |
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Sacrifice Fly |
Bob Skinner (04/15/1962) |
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Cycle |
Jim Hickman (08/07/1963) |
| Pitching |
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Win |
Tom Sturdivant |
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Loss |
Sherman Jones |
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Shutout |
Al Jackson (04/29/1962) |
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Save |
Roy Face |
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Hit by Pitch |
Wilmer Mizell hit Felix Mantilla (04/14/1962) |
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Wild Pitch |
Herb Moford |
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Balk |
Jim Golden (06/22/1962) |
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No-Hitter |
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| New York Mets 1962 original team at the Polo Grounds |
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| 1963 New York Mets Scorecard |
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| 1963 Sports Illustrated edition featuring New York Mets Manager Casey Stengel |
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