Shea Stadium
aka William A. Shea Stadium 1964 - 2008
New York, NY
Historic Aerials
What Was There
| Team | Years | Games |
|---|---|---|
| (1964 - 2008)
|
3577
|
|
| (1974 - 1998)
|
160
|
First Game
4/17/1964: Pirates (4) vs. Mets (3)Umpires:
Managers:
Starting Pitchers: Jack Fisher (NYN) vs Bob Friend (PIT)
First Pitch:
Attendance: 50,312
Time of Game:
Trivia
On April 14, 1999 Mets closer John Franco earned his 400th save of his career in a game against the Marlins and joined Lee Smith in the 400 saves club. On May 5, 2004 Mets catcher Mike Piazza set a new record for catchers when he belted his 352nd homer as a backstop and passed Carlton Fisk on the all-time list.| Batting Event | First |
|---|---|
| First Batter | Dick Schofield (PIT) |
| Hit | Willie Stargell (PIT) - Homered to RF (2nd) |
| Run Scored | Willie Stargell (PIT) |
| Run Batted In | Willie Stargell (PIT) |
| Single | |
| Double | |
| Triple | |
| Home Run | Willie Stargell (PIT) vs. Jack Fisher (NYN) on 4/17/1964 (2nd inning) |
| Grand Slam | Jim Hickman (NYN) vs. Vern Law (PIT) on 8/19/1964 (6th inning) |
| IPHR | Ron Hunt (NYN) vs. Sandy Koufax (LAN) on 6/5/1966 (8th inning) |
| Stolen Base | |
| Sacrifice Hit | |
| Sacrifice Fly | |
| Cycle | |
| Pitching Event | First |
| Win | Bob Friend (PIT) |
| Loss | Ed Bauta (NYN) |
| Strikeout | Jack Fisher (NYN)/Roberto Clemente (PIT) |
| Shutout | |
| Shutout, SP | |
| Shutout, RP | |
| Shutout, RP | |
| Shutout, RP | |
| Save | |
| Hit by Pitch | |
| Wild Pitch | |
| Balk | |
| No-Hitter | Jim Bunning (PHI) vs. Mets on 6/21/1964 |
| Batting Event | Last |
|---|---|
| Last Batter | Ryan Church (NYN) |
| Hit | Jeremy Hermida (FLO) - Singled to RF (9) |
| Run Scored | Dan Uggla (FLO) |
| Run Batted In | Dan Uggla (FLO) |
| Single | |
| Double | |
| Triple | |
| Home Run | Dan Uggla (FLO) vs. Luis Ayala (NYN) on 9/28/2008 (8th inning) |
| Grand Slam | Carlos Delgado (NYN) vs. Carlos Zambrano (CHN) on 9/24/2008 (3rd inning) |
| IPHR | Jose Reyes (NYN) vs. Brad Penny (LAN) on 9/7/2006 (6th inning) |
| Stolen Base | |
| Sacrifice Hit | |
| Sacrifice Fly | |
| Cycle | |
| Pitching Event | Last |
| Win | Joe Nelson (FLO) |
| Loss | Scott Schoeneweis (NYN) |
| Strikeout | Pedro Feliciano (NYN)/John Baker (FLO) |
| Shutout | |
| Save | |
| Hit by Pitch | |
| Wild Pitch | |
| Balk | |
| No-Hitter | Bob Moose (PIT) vs. Mets on 9/20/1969 |
