METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE APRIL 19, 1964 GAME:
John Schofield
January 26, 2005
I grew up in New York and attended this game, the first Met win at Shea Stadium. It was a cold and blustery day, but my bud and I didn't care. Jim Hickman cracked a solid 2 run HR to left early on and from that point everyone present had a sense that this would be THE DAY. Jackson finished up Mazeroski was left in the on deck circle and we all went home happy that we had been a small part of Mets history.
Bob P
June 16, 2005
One correction to an earlier post on this, the first Mets victory at Shea: there were no home runs in the game. The Mets took a 4-0 lead in the fourth inning when Rod Kanehl and Ron Hunt each singled in two runs. The Mets added two more in the sixth on a single by Al Moran that drove in Joe Christopher, then Moran scored on a Dick Smith double. Meanwhile, Al Jackson scattered six hits and struck out six, including fanning Willie Stargell three times and Donn Clendenon twice.
Ed K
January 30, 2012
Joe Christopher was the first Met ever to steal a base at Shea in this game.
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