The first player to get a hit at Shea Stadium was Pirate Smoky Burgess, who singled to second base and would score on Don Hoak's double right after him. The first Mets hit at Shea was a single from Sherman Jones, the pitcher
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Johnny Damon got the first regular season hit in the new Yankee Stadium. Aaron Miles of the Chicago Cubs got the first hit in a preseason game.
When he bought the team in 1963 David "Sonny" Werblin wanted to personify the Jet Age, so he named what had been the NY Titans the Jets.The popular claim that they were named Jets from the jets that regularly fly over Shea stadium is wrong - the Jets didn't play at Shea Stadium until 1964.
1964 The slogan was "Home at last!: I had a sweatshirt with that when I was a kid, here's a link to a picture of it.: http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a315/Bogframe/Worlds%20Fair%20Photos/homeatlast.jpg
First base means kissing.
I was running to first base when , someone got me out!
On April 16, 2009, Johnny Damon singled to center, for the first hit at the new Yankee Stadium.
Whitney Witt was the first Yankee batter to officially hit in the stadium. Aaron Ward got the frist Yankee hit. For more Yankee information visit http://www.yankeetradition.com/yankeetrivia.htm Hope this helps!!
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It means Cooney got out at first base, and then later Burrow's got out at first, also.
I got lost in the stadium. The stadium is just two stadia from here. I can't believe how many seats the proposed stadium will have!
Contact the stadium office.