Rico Carty.Carty hit the first Braves home run at Shea on May 12, 1964 in the 5th inning off of Mets' left hander Al Jackson.
Dan Uggla of the Florida Marlins hit the last home run in Shea Stadium in the 8th inning of the final game of the 2008 season.
That was Frank Robinson off of Bill Wakefield in the 4th inning of the first game the Reds ever played in Shea (May 6, 1964).
Dan Uggla
the home run apple goes up and everyone cheers
first year was 1980
The second regular season home run hit at Shea was by Ron Hunt in the 8th inning of the game against the Chicago Cubs on April 23, 1964.
The first player to score a TD in Texas Stadium in an NFL game was Duane Thomas of the Cowboys who scored on a 56 yard run in the first quarter of the Cowboys 44-21 victory over the New England Patriots on October 24, 1971.
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.
August 17, 1973 off Don Gullett of the Cincinnati Reds at Shea Stadium.
Shea's Home Run Apple was first installed in May 1980 as a symbol of the Mets' advertising slogan "The Magic Is Back!" The original apple is currently outside Citi Field, right in front of the Jackie Robinson Rotunda
Mulder was the first pitcher to hit a home run at the new Busch stadium!