Richie Ashburn.
Ashburn pinch hit for pitcher Dick Farrell in the 7th inning of the All Star game played July 30, 1962. He got a single.
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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.
In the regular season, that was Gus Bell who hit a single in the second inning of the Mets' first game against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 11, 1962.
Ron Darling started for the Mets and Bruce Hurst started for the Red Sox. The Red Sox won Game 1, 1-0.
The first regular season game played at Shea Stadium was played April 17, 1964 between the Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates with the Pirates winning, 4-3. Bob Friend started for the Pirates and pitched a complete game. Jack Fisher started for the Mets and Ed Bauta pitched in relief.
Mike Kinkade played in just one game at first base for the New York Mets in 1999 and did not start. He played for a total of 3 outs, equivalent to .11 9-inning games. He made no putouts, had no assists, and committed no errors, equivalent to 0 errors per 9-inning game. He had no double plays.