Jay Hook on April 23, 1962 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was a right hander who batted left. Born Nov. 18, 1936. -----
Jay Hook threw a five hitter against the Pirates at Forbes Field on April 23, 1962. The Mets broke a nine game losing streak winning 9-1.
The first Mets regular season home game was played at the Polo Grounds on April 13, 1962 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates won 4-3. The first regular season game in Mets history was played at Sportsman Park in St. Louis against the Cardinals on April 11, 1962. The Cardinals won 11-4.
The last time the New York Mets won their home opener was on April 5, 2010. They defeated the Florida Marlins 7-1 at Citi Field.
The most likely site is Citi Field, the new home of the New York Mets since the 2009 season. The Mets haven't hosted an All-Star Game since 1964, their first season in Shea Stadium.
The first home run hit by a Colorado Rockies player was hit by Dante Bichette in the second game the franchise played, against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium, on April 7, 1993.
In 1962, Sammy Taylor played in 68 games for the New York Mets, batting in all of them. He had 158 at bats, getting 35 hits, for a .222 batting average, with 0 sacrifice hits, 3 sacrifice flies, and 20 runs batted in. He was walked 23 times, 1 times intentionally, and was hit by the pitch 2 times. He struck out 17 times. He hit 4 doubles, 2 triples, and 3 home runs.
The Polo Grounds was the home of the New York Mets for the 1962 and 1963 season.
In 1962, the New York Mets hit 139 home runs.
The New York Mets played their first game on April 11, 1962, at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan. This historic match was against the St. Louis Cardinals, where the Mets lost 11-4. The Polo Grounds was the team's home until they moved to Shea Stadium in 1964.
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The New York Mets have had three homes; the Polo Grounds (1962-1963), Shea Stadium (1964-2008), and Citi Field (2009-present). The Polo Grounds is one of the most significant stadiums in sports and has been the home to, besides the Mets, New York Giants (MLB) (1890-1957), New York Yankees (1913-1922), New York Giants (NFL) (1925-1955), and the New York Jets (1960-1963). The second home, Shea, is the Mets best known stadium and what fans think of when they hear "Mets Home". Shea also housed the Jets (1964-1983), Yankees (1974-1975) and Giants (NFL) in 1975. The current home of the Mets is Citi Field in Flushing Meadows, Queens.
The average home game attendance for the New York Mets during the 2008 season was 51,165 fans (2nd in the league).
The New York Mets hit 160 home runs as a team in the year 2000.
Safe at Home - 1962 was released on: USA: 13 April 1962 (New York City, New York)
The Mets home dugout is on the first base side.
The first Mets regular season home game was played at the Polo Grounds on April 13, 1962 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates won 4-3. The first regular season game in Mets history was played at Sportsman Park in St. Louis against the Cardinals on April 11, 1962. The Cardinals won 11-4.
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One can find the home games for the New York Mets in many online sites. There is always the Mets official site and besides it sites like ticketmaster and StubHub that sell tickets for the games.