Meet the 1962 New York Mets
Here's a look at the pitching staff and starting lineup for the very first version of the Mets-
C- Hobie Landrith
1B- Frank Thomas
2B- Charlie Neal
3B- Jim Hickman
SS- Elio Chacon
LF- Ed Bouchee
CF- Felix Mantilla
RF- Richie Ashburn
The Bench- Harry Chiti, Gil Hodges, Jim Marshall, Don Zimmer, Joe Christopher, Gus Bell, Sammy Drake
SP- Bob Miller
SP- Al Jackson
SP- Roger Craig
SP- Jay Hook
SP- Bob Moorhead
ST- Clem Labine
SU- Ken MacKenzie
MR- Craig Anderson
MR- Herb Moford
MR- Preston Aldridge
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"The baseball mania has run its course. It has no future as a professional endeavor." — Cincinnati Gazette editorial, 1879
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