Fifty For the Flushing Flash
A rain delay forced the NY Mets to start their first season in the big league a day late on April 11, 1962. 1st Basemen Gil Hodges set himself in the team’s history by hitting their first home run. The team would lose opening day to St. Louis with a score of 11-4. The team would eventually get their first win 9 games later with a great pitching by Jay Hook. Led by Frank Thomas’ hitting, the Metsies finished the season with a 40-120 record.
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