They lost their very first game and then the next several games, earning the nickname "The Lovable Losers" along the way. The ball from the Mets' first franchise win -- April 23, 1962 in Pittsburgh.

The first home game was a 4-3 loss to the Pirates on April 13, 1962. From 1949-60, Stengel had won seven World Series with the Yankees, but the 71-year-old now had a different sort of job with an ...

The day before the Mets’ first home game, New York City threw them a ticker-tape parade. Colorful, quotable, lovable Casey Stengel stole the spotlight as the first manager in club history.

Sports Petco Park early bird attended Mets first Opening Day in 1962, tells Padres hopes by Chris Stone • Times of San Diego March 27, 2025, 10:43 p.m.

The two living members of the 1962 New York Mets showed class with their response to a question about the Chicago White Sox breaking their record.